a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
同义词:cadmium, atomic number 48
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
同义词:candle, candela, standard candle
a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
同义词:certificate of deposit
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser