"cd" | Definition and Related Words

cd

Noun

A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element;
Occurs in association with zinc ores (synset 114656622)
is a type of: metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

substance meronym: calamine, hemimorphite - a white mineral; a common ore of zinc

same as: atomic number 48, cadmium
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 (synset 113663013)
is a type of: candlepower unit, luminous intensity unit - a measure of luminous intensity

same as: candela, candle, standard candle
A debt instrument issued by a bank;
Usually pays interest (synset 113386310)
is a type of: certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation - a written promise to repay a debt

subtypes: time deposit - a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date

same as: certificate of deposit
A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record;
Played back by a laser (synset 103083234)
is a type of:
- optical disc, optical disk - 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
- recording - a storage device on which information (sounds or images) have been recorded
subtypes:
- audio cd, audio compact disc - compact discs used to reproduce sound (voice and music)
- cd-r, cd-wo, compact disc recordable, compact disc write-once - a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
- cd-rom, compact disc read-only memory - a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
same as: compact disc, compact disk

Adjective

Being one hundred more than three hundred (synset 302206189)
similar to: cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order

same as: 400, four hundred

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