Cd (Noun)

Meaning 1

A soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

  • Cadmium is a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element.
  • Exposure to cadmium fumes or dusts has been associated with an array of adverse health effects.
  • Due to the high toxicity of cadmium, the use of cadmium plating in aircraft manufacture has been largely discontinued.
  • Cadmium is a bluish-white, silvery metal used in paint pigments, electroplating, plastic stabilizers, alloys, and nickel-cadmium batteries.
  • Cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, is released from batteries into the environment when they are incinerated or crushed.

Synonyms

  • Cadmium
  • Atomic Number 48

Hypernyms

  • Metallic Element

Meaning 2

A debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest.

Classification

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.

Examples

  • The bank offered a high-yield CD with a fixed interest rate for a five-year term.
  • She invested her savings in a CD to earn a higher interest rate than her regular savings account.
  • The CD required a minimum deposit of $1,000 and had a penalty for early withdrawal.
  • He chose a CD with a shorter term to have more flexibility with his money.
  • The interest earned on the CD was compounded daily and added to the principal at the end of the month.

Synonyms

  • Certificate Of Deposit

Hypernyms

  • Debt Instrument
  • Certificate Of Indebtedness

Hyponyms

  • Time Deposit

Meaning 3

A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The music store was still selling CDs of popular artists, even though digital streaming had become the norm.
  • She inserted the CD into the player and listened to her favorite album while studying for her exam.
  • The new CD player in her car was able to read discs with scratched surfaces, a feature she really appreciated.
  • The artist released her latest CD to critical acclaim, with many praising her innovative approach to songwriting.
  • After listening to the CD on repeat for hours, he finally got tired of the same songs and decided to change the music.

Synonyms

  • Compact Disk
  • Compact Disc

Hypernyms

  • Optical Disk
  • Optical Disc
  • Recording

Hyponyms

  • CD-ROM
  • Audio CD
  • Compact Disc Write-once
  • Compact Disc Read-only Memory
  • Audio Compact Disc
  • CD-R
  • Compact Disc Recordable

Meaning 4

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.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

  • The new standard for measuring light intensity is based on the candela, abbreviated as cd.
  • The light source was measured in cd to determine its brightness.
  • A typical candle emits about 12 cd of light in all directions.
  • The luminous intensity of the LED was measured in cd to compare it to traditional light bulbs.
  • The unit of cd is used to express the luminous intensity of light sources in scientific research.

Synonyms

  • Candle
  • Candela
  • Standard Candle

Hypernyms

  • Luminous Intensity Unit
  • Candlepower Unit
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