Cd (n.)

  1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

    [ Syn: cadmium , cd , atomic number 48 ]

  2. 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 ]

  3. a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

    [ Syn: certificate of deposit , cd ]

  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 disk , compact disc , compact disc , cd , cd ]

    cd (adj.)

  1. being one hundred more than three hundred

    [ Syn: four hundred , 400 ]

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