Candlepower

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Luminous intensity expressed in candelas.
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  • n. former measurement of brightness of a light source
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.
  • luminous intensity; illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, measured in candelas, referring to the light of a standard candle.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The illuminating power of a candle; specifically, the illuminating power of a candle of determinate composition and rate of burning, taken as a unit in estimating the luminosity of any illuminating agent: as, a gas-jet of 25 candle-power.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. luminous intensity measured in candelas
    • Equivalent
    candle power   
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    intensity level    strength    intensity   
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