Cd vs. Dvd

Cdnoun

the chemical suymbol for cadmium, a metallic element of atomic number 48.

Cdnoun

the abbreviation for the candela, the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System International d'Unites.

Cdnoun

an acronym for compact disk, a disk-shaped recording of binary data that is smaller than a phonograph record, and is recorded and played back by a compact disk player, an electronic device containing a laser. The term is also used generically to refer to the medium as a data storage medium.

Cdnoun

a compact disk player.

Cdnoun

an acronym for certificate of deposit, a debt instrument issued by a bank for a fixed time period, usually paying interest.

Cdnoun

a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

Cdnoun

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

Cdnoun

a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest

Cdnoun

a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser

Cdadjective

being one hundred more than three hundred

Cdnoun

a compact disc.

Dvdnoun

a digital videodisc; a recording (as of a movie) on an optical disk that can be played on a computer or a television set

Dvdnoun

a type of compact disc able to store large amounts of data, especially high-resolution audiovisual material.