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Meanings of standard candles in English
One of several types of star with common characteristics that may be used to calculate the distance to celestial bodies.
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Usage of standard candles in English
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Hence, putting x to represent the illuminating power of the acetylene in standard candles, we have:
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They could be used as " standard candles"- atermshe coined and still in universal use.
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The Type 1A supernovas and Cepheid variables, then, are both additional examples of what astronomers call standard candles.
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