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noun

Cd n.

The chemical suymbol for cadmium, a metallic element of atomic number 48.

Synonyms: cadmium.

The abbreviation for the candela, the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites. (abbr.)

Synonyms: candle, candela, standard candle.

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Etymology of 'Cd'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... accurately trace the real lines of the convergence of the solar rays, the mirror being at a b, and then show the reflected rays at equal angles to n m; but, as you want to have them at n m, take them at the. inner side of the aperture at cd, where they maybe measured at the spot where the solar rays fall. Then place your mirror at the distance a b, making the rays d b, c a fall and then be reflected at equal angles towards c d; and this is the best ...

— The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Complete • Leonardo Da Vinci

... appearance, 341; compli. of press, gifts, lets., poems by P. Cary, J. Hooker, etc., 342; response, can speak only to rouse people to action, sympathetic note to mother, luncheon with Cary sisters, disappointed Mrs. Stn., cd. not share happiness, 343; entry in journal on fiftieth birthday, "If I were dead," distrusts power as orator, 344; begins with Lyceum Bureau, A. Dickinson's devotion, at Peoria, Ill., Col. Ingersoll supplements her speech, debates with Rev. Fulton at Detroit, ...

— The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) • Ida Husted Harper

... the so-called "golden rectangle," the most pleasing of all rectangular forms. The attention-line CD is at the point that makes the upper section a "golden rectangle." The capital letter "H" is also one of the most common arrangements in advertising. The square is another pleasing figure and there are many other forms in which ...

— Practical English Composition: Book II. - For the Second Year of the High School • Edwin L. Miller

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