Definition of Candlepower unit

1. Noun. A measure of luminous intensity.

Exact synonyms: Luminous Intensity Unit
Generic synonyms: Light Unit
Specialized synonyms: Candela, Candle, Cd, Standard Candle, International Candle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Candlepower Unit

candlelighted
candlelighter
candlelighters
candlelights
candlelike
candlelit
candlemaker
candlemakers
candlemaking
candlenut
candlenuts
candlepin
candlepin bowling
candlepins
candlepower
candlepower unit (current term)
candlepowers
candler
candlers
candles
candleshine
candleshines
candlesnuffer
candlesnuffers
candlestick
candlestick tulip
candlesticklike
candlesticks
candlewaster
candlewasters

Literary usage of Candlepower unit

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Experimental Electricity Course in Twenty Lessons by Sidney Gernsback, Harry Winfield Secor (1916)
"Carbon filament lamps, take about .5 ampere for the 16 candlepower unit, and one ampere for a 32 candle- power lamp. Tungsten or Gem metallized filament ..."

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