candlepower

or cand·le pow·er

[ kan-dl-pou-er ]

/ ˈkæn dlˌpaʊ ər /

noun Optics.

(formerly) a measure of luminous intensity expressed in candles. Abbreviation: CP

Origin of candlepower

First recorded in 1875–80; candle + power

Words nearby candlepower

Candlemas, candle-meter, candlenut, candlepin, candlepins, candlepower, candlesnuffer, candlestand, candlestick, candle-tree, candlewick

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Example sentences from the Web for candlepower

In an ordinary 16 candlepower carbon lamp, the resistance of this filament is 220 ohms.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson
The lamps should be of low voltage and need not be very high in candlepower.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
One farm (that of the owner of the wheel) has 30 lamps, of 16 candlepower each, and two barn-yard lamps of 92 candlepower each.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson
The new nitrogen lamp, not yet in general use, requires only ½ watt to the candlepower.
Electricity for the farm|Frederick Irving Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for candlepower

candlepower

/ (ˈkændəlˌpaʊə) /

noun

the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for candlepower

candlepower

[ kăn′dl-pou′ər ]

Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas.

单词	candlepower
释义	candlepower or cand·le pow·er [ kan-dl-pou-er ] / ˈkæn dlˌpaʊ ər / noun Optics. (formerly) a measure of luminous intensity expressed in candles. Abbreviation: CP Origin of candlepower First recorded in 1875–80; candle + power Words nearby candlepower Candlemas, candle-meter, candlenut, candlepin, candlepins, candlepower, candlesnuffer, candlestand, candlestick, candle-tree, candlewick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for candlepower In an ordinary 16 candlepower carbon lamp, the resistance of this filament is 220 ohms. Electricity for the farm\|Frederick Irving Anderson The lamps should be of low voltage and need not be very high in candlepower. The Boy Mechanic, Book 2\|Various One farm (that of the owner of the wheel) has 30 lamps, of 16 candlepower each, and two barn-yard lamps of 92 candlepower each. Electricity for the farm\|Frederick Irving Anderson The new nitrogen lamp, not yet in general use, requires only ½ watt to the candlepower. Electricity for the farm\|Frederick Irving Anderson British Dictionary definitions for candlepower candlepower / (ˈkændəlˌpaʊə) / noun the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for candlepower candlepower [ kăn′dl-pou′ər ] Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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