a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
[ Syn: cadmium , cd , atomic number 48 ]
the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International dUnites; 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 ]
a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
[ Syn: certificate of deposit , cd ]
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
[ Syn: compact disk , compact disk , compact disc , compact disc , cd , cd ]
Cd (n.)
being one hundred more than three hundred
[ Syn: four hundred , 400 ]