stilb
American
[stilb]
/ stɪlb /
noun
Optics.
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a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
stilb
British
/ stɪlb /
noun
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sb. physics a unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per square centimetre
stilb
Scientific
/ stĭlb /
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The unit of illuminance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to one candela per square centimeter.
Etymology
Origin of stilb
From the Greek word stílbē lamp
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