candlepower

or cand·le pow·er

[ kan-dl-pou-er ]

noun

, Optics.

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

candlepower

/ ˈkændəlˌpaʊə /

noun

1. 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 /

1. Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas.

Word History and Origins

Origin of candlepower¹

First recorded in 1875–80; candle + power

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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