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(metrology) An SI unit of luminous intensity equal to 10⁶ candelas. Symbol: Mcd.
Under clear sky conditions the luminance of the sun itself is around 1650 Mcd/m² (megacandela/m²)[.]
Searchlights utilized in helicopter operations range in size from a 450-watt, 0.4 megacandela unit using a type PAR-46 incandescent lamp (see Fig 20-3) up to a 30-kilowatt, xenon-lamped unit[.]
The light-emitting capacity of an LED is measured in megacandela [recte millicandelas] or mcd. Small commercial LEDs range from 10 to about 5000 mcd.
Use megacandela when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Megacandela means (metrology) An SI unit of luminous intensity equal to 10⁶ candelas. Symbol: Mcd.
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Under clear sky conditions the luminance of the sun itself is around 1650 Mcd/m² (megacandela/m²)[.]
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