"stilb" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stilbs [plural]
Etymology: Coined by the French physicist André Blondel around 1920, from Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “I glitter”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|στίλβω||I glitter}} Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “I glitter”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stilb (plural stilbs)
  1. (physics) a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre Wikipedia link: stilb Categories (topical): Physics, Units of measure Related terms: apostilb Translations (unit of luminance): стильб (stilʹb) [masculine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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