candlepower

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkændəlˌpaʊə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kan′dl pou′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
can•dle•pow•er  (kan′dl pou′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Optics.]
  1. Optics(formerly) a measure of luminous intensity expressed in candles.
Also, cand′le pow′er. 
  • candle + power 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
candlepower /ˈkændəlˌpaʊə/ n
  1. the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
'candlepower' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apparent candlepower - CP

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