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;<span id="CCT">CCT</span>: Correlated Color Temperature, a number in Kelvins that represents color of light. A temperature of 2,700 to 3,000 is warm while while cool colors are 5,000+. See Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlated_color_temperature Color Temperature]. | ;<span id="CCT">CCT</span>: Correlated Color Temperature, a number in Kelvins that represents color of light. A temperature of 2,700 to 3,000 is warm while while cool colors are 5,000+. See Wikipedia article [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlated_color_temperature Color Temperature]. | ||
;cd: candela - a measurement of [[Light Output Measurements|light intensity]]. Can be measured with a lux-meter at a distance of 1 meter from the light source. See throw. | ;cd: candela - a measurement of [[Light Output Measurements|light intensity]] in lumens per steradian (a solid angle. A whole sphere is 12.57 steradian). Can be measured with a lux-meter at a distance of 1 meter from the light source. See throw, lumens. | ||
;CFL: Compact Flourescent, an efficient alternative to incandescent light bulbs | ;CFL: Compact Flourescent, an efficient alternative to incandescent light bulbs | ||