Violle standard

noun

ˈvyȯl-

variants or Violle

plural -s

: a photometric unit that is the luminous intensity of a square centimeter of platinum at the temperature of solidification and equals about 20 candles

Word History

Etymology

after Jules Violle †1923 French physicist

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