CANDLEPOWER


Meaning of CANDLEPOWER in English

/kan"dl pow'euhr/ , n. Optics.

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

Also, candle power .

[ 1875-80; CANDLE + POWER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .