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stilb

[stilb] ,
–noun Optics.
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.

Origin:
< Gk stílbē lamp
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stilb   (stĭlb)  Pronunciation Key 
The unit of illuminance in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to one candela per square centimeter.
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