standard candle

Noun standard candle has 1 sense

• standard candle(n = noun.quantity) candela, candle, cd - the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin;
is a kind of candlepower unit, luminous intensity unit