cd
1. [ noun ] (finance) a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
Synonyms: certificate_of_deposit
Related terms: debt_instrument time_deposit
2. [ noun ] (physics) the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System 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: candela standard_candle candle
Related terms: luminous_intensity_unit candle
3. [ noun ] (chemistry) a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores
Synonyms: atomic_number_48 cadmium
Related terms: metallic_element hemimorphite
4. [ adjective ] being one hundred more than three hundred
Synonyms: four_hundred 400
Related terms: cardinal
5. [ noun ] (computer science) a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
Synonyms: compact_disc compact_disk
Related terms: recording optical_disc CD-R CD-ROM DVD audio_CD
Similar spelling:   CD-WO