stilb

English

Etymology

Coined by the French physicist André Blondel around 1920, from Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, I glitter).

Noun

stilb (plural stilbs)

  1. (physics) a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Noun

stilb m (invariable)

  1. (physics) stilb

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English stilb.

Noun

stilb m (plural stilbi)

  1. stilb

Declension

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