stilb

[stilb] (optics) A unit of luminance, equal to 1 candela per square centimeter. Abbreviated sb.

Stilb

a unit of luminance in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. The stilb is abbreviated sb. It is equal to the luminance of a uniformly radiating flat surface of area 1 cm² in the direction perpendicular to the surface when the luminous intensity is 1 candela (cd). The relation between the stilb and the unit of luminance in the International System of Units, the cd/m², is 1 sb = 10⁴ cd/m². The stilb has practically gone out of use.

stilb

A unit of luminance equal to 1 candela per sq cm. Abbr. sb. The use of this term is deprecated.

stilb

Abbreviated "sb," a stilb is a measurement of light equal to 10,000 nits. The term is derived from "stilbein," which means "to glitter" in Greek. See nit and candela.

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