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Definition of Stilb
1. Noun. (physics) a unit of luminance equal to one candela per square centimetre ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stilb
1. a unit of intrinsic brightness [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stilb
Literary usage of Stilb
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of All the Cases Decided by All the Superior Courts Relating to by Edward William Cox, Great BRitain Magistrates' cases (1907)
"... certified by the Board of Trade), and with a 561b. local standard weight tested
the four stilb, weights of the company, and found that two of the stilb, ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"... as a cardiac stilb atea «re clearly related, and "the only writer who has de- ?
in a case of plague. The 5 recognised the merit of . ..."