Axis

Luminance

stilbsb

The CGS unit of luminance: 1 cd/cm².

Dimension
J/L⁻²
Canonical signature
L^-2*J
System
metric historical
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 sb = 10,000 lx
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
stilbs

Same dimension

Related units

luxsilxcandela per square metresicd/m²quettaluxsiQlxronnaluxsiRlxyottaluxsiYlxzettaluxsiZlxexaluxsiElxpetaluxsiPlx

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 sb = 10,000 lx

Exact relationship

10 sb = 100,000 lx

Exact relationship