CD

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CD/siːˈdiː/

▶abbreviation

• 1 civil defence.

• 2 compact disc.

• 3 corps diplomatique.

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Cd

▶symbol the chemical element cadmium.

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cd

▶abbreviation candela.

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Cd.

▶abbreviation (in the UK) Command Paper (third series, 1900–18).

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cadmium /ˈkadmɪəm/

▶noun the chemical element of atomic number 48, a silvery-white metal resembling zinc. (Symbol: Cd)

– origin C19: from L. cadmia ‘calamine’, so named because it is found with calamine in zinc ore.

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candela /kanˈdɛlə, -ˈdiːlə, ˈkandɪlə/ (abbrev.: cd)

▶noun Physics the SI unit of luminous intensity.

– origin 1950s: from L., ‘candle’.