Hefner candle

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hefnər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Hefner candle  (hefnər),USA pronunciation [Optics.]
  1. Opticsa German unit of luminous intensity, equal to 0.92 of a candela.
  • named after French. von Hefner- Alteneck (1845–1904), German electrical engineer 1895–1900

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