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CD

Definition:

1. [noun] a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
   Synonyms: cadmium, Cd, atomic number 48
   
   
2. [noun] 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
   Synonyms: candle, candela, standard candle
   
   
3. [noun] a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
   Synonyms: certificate of deposit, CD
   
   
4. [noun] a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
   Synonyms: compact disk, compact disc, CD
   
   
5. [adjective] being one hundred more than three hundred
   Synonyms: four hundred, 400
   
   

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Related Words:

• time deposit
• audio CD, audio compact disc
• CD-R, compact disc recordable, CD-WO, compact disc write-once
• CD-ROM, compact disc read-only memory

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