Candlepower

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  candlepower \candlepower\, Candle power \Candle power\ (Photom.)
     luminous intensity; illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas
     flame, measured in candelas, referring to the light of a
     standard candle.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  candlepower
       n : luminous intensity measured in candelas [syn: {light
           intensity}]