candlepower

American  

[kan-dl-pau-er] / ˈkæn dlˌpaʊ ər /

Or candle power

noun

Optics.

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

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candlepower British  

/ 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

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candlepower Scientific  

/ kăn′dl-pou′ər /

1. Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas.

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Etymology

Origin of candlepower

First recorded in 1875–80; candle + power

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Example Sentences

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candlepower

Its contentious backstory aside, the setting floats atop Chavez Ravine with nighttime lights glowing like a crown of candlepower above the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

They do nothing, for eons, bathed in a dim light of the distant sun, a bright point of light with just enough candlepower to read a book if such a thing could be located.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2020

Like its predecessors, "Iron Man 3" will be an expensive film featuring veteran actors of serious candlepower.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2012

Ultimately, the candlepower of the brightest star in golf history shone through the crazy subplots.

From Golf Digest ● Mar. 23, 2010

Halfway to the ceiling, seemingly in midair, were five gigantic electric chandeliers, the largest ever built, each seventy-five feet in diameter and generating 828,000 candlepower.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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