n. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites.
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n. [ F. See Chandler. ]
v. i. to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. (Aeronautics) an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate of climb, without stalling the aircraft. [ PJC ]
n. (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Coromandel gooseberry.
Coromandel wood,
n. [ F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr. L. dens tooth + leo lion. See Tooth, n., and Lion. ] (Bot.) A well-known plant of the genus
n. (Chem.) A salt of mandelic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ G. mandel almond. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; -- called also phenyl glycolic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A young tree, especially one reserved when others are cut. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]