"candlepower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: candlepowers [plural]
Etymology: candle + power Etymology templates: {{compound|en|candle|power}} candle + power Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} candlepower (usually uncountable, plural candlepowers)
  1. (dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas. Wikipedia link: candlepower Tags: dated, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Light, Units of measure Related terms: candle, power, candela Translations (former measurement of brightness of a light source): [Hokkien] (Chinese), (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 燭光 (Chinese Mandarin), 烛光 (zhúguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), normaalkaars [feminine] (Dutch), kynttilä (Finnish), bougie [feminine] (French), Normalkerze [feminine] (German), intensità in candele (Italian), 燭光 (shokkō) (Japanese), (shoku) (Japanese), 촉광 (chokgwang) (Korean), канде́ла (kandéla) [feminine] (Russian), свеча́ (svečá) [feminine] (Russian), candela (Spanish), mum (Turkish)

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