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candlepower

noun

Etymology

From candle + power.

  1. derived from possum
  2. derived from posso
  3. derived from poeir
  4. inherited from power
  5. compounded as candlepower — “candle + power”

Definitions

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

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