stilb

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noun

a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre

OriginAncient Greek στίλβω →
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Meanings

nounstilb (plural stilbs)

plural stilbs

  1. natural sciencesa unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστίλβω“I glitter”
  2. Englishstilb

Coined by the French physicist André Blondel around 1920, from Ancient Greek στίλβω (stílbō, “I glitter”).

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Translations

Russian стильб
  • стильб (stilʹb)unit of luminance
Cite this entry
APA

stilb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilb

MLA

“stilb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stilb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilb.

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