Synonyms: compact disc, compact disk, CD
Definition: a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
Similar words: optical disc, optical disk
Definition: a disk coated with plastic that can store digital data as tiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
Similar words: recording
Definition: a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
Synonyms: CD, certificate of deposit
Definition: a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
Similar words: obligation, debt instrument, certificate of indebtedness
Definition: a written promise to repay a debt
Synonyms: candela, candle, cd, standard candle
Definition: 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
Similar words: luminous intensity unit, candlepower unit
Definition: a measure of luminous intensity
Synonyms: atomic number 48, cadmium, Cd
Definition: a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
Similar words: metal, metallic element
Definition: any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
Synonyms: 400, four hundred, cd
Definition: being one hundred more than three hundred
Similar words: cardinal
Definition: being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order
Usage: cardinal numbers