- n. a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record (view details)
- n. a debt instrument issued by a bank (view details)
- n. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d”Unites (view details)
- n. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element (view details)
- adj. being one hundred more than three hundred (view details)
Meaning 1: (noun) a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record, played back by a laser
Synonym(s): compact disc ( what does compact disc stand for? ), compact disk ( what does compact disk stand for? )
cd is a kind of: optical disc ( what does optical disc stand for? ), optical disk ( what does optical disk stand for? ), recording ( what does recording stand for? )
Meaning 2: (noun) a debt instrument issued by a bank, usually pays interest
Synonym(s): certificate of deposit ( what does certificate of deposit stand for? )
Meaning 3: (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
Synonym(s): candela ( what does candela stand for? ), candle ( what does candle stand for? ), standard candle ( what does standard candle stand for? )
cd is derived from: candle
Meaning 4: (noun) a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element, occurs in association with zinc ores
Synonym(s): atomic number 48 ( what does atomic number 48 stand for? ), cadmium ( what does cadmium stand for? )
Meaning 5: (adjective) being one hundred more than three hundred
Synonym(s): 400 ( what does 400 stand for? ), four hundred ( what does four hundred stand for? )
Similar(s): cardinal ( what does cardinal stand for? )
Anagram1 for CD: DC (What does DC stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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