Found 2 items, similar to Cd.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Cd Cd n 1: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores [syn: cadmium, atomic number 48] 2: 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 [syn: candle, candela, standard candle] 3: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest [syn: certificate of deposit] 4: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser [syn: compact disk, compact disc]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cd Cd \Cd\ n. 1. the chemical suymbol for cadmium, a metallic element of atomic number 48. Syn: cadmium. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the abbreviation for the candela, the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites. [abbr.] Syn: candle, candela, standard candle. [WordNet 1.5]