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candlepower
or cand·le pow·er
[ kan-dl-pou-er ]
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
candlepower
/ kăn′dl-pou′ər /
- Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of candlepower1
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Example Sentences
Lamps of various candlepower may be turned into the sockets to obtain different currents.
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The lamps should be of low voltage and need not be very high in candlepower.
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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.
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In an ordinary 16 candlepower carbon lamp, the resistance of this filament is 220 ohms.
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The new nitrogen lamp, not yet in general use, requires only ½ watt to the candlepower.
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