meaning of standard candle
1. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International dUnites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
1. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International dUnites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin