Hefner candle
American
[hef-ner]
/ ˈhɛf nər /
noun
Optics.
Etymology
Origin of Hefner candle
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Friedrich von Hefner- Alteneck (1845–1904), German electrical engineer
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