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candlepower

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

luminous intensity measured in candelas

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: light intensity

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: intensity, strength, intensity level

History

Etymology

From candle + power.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 燭 /烛 (zh-min-nan) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燭光 /烛光 (zhúguāng) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Dutch: normaalkaars — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Finnish: kynttilä — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • French: bougie — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • German: Normalkerze — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Italian: intensità in candele — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Japanese: 燭光 (shokkō) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Japanese: 燭 (shoku) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Korean: 촉광 (chokgwang) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Russian: канде́ла (kandéla) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Russian: свеча́ (svečá) — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Spanish: candela — former measurement of brightness of a light source
  • Turkish: mum — former measurement of brightness of a light source