Hefner candle

noun

A unit of light intensity defined as that produced by the Hefner lamp burning amyl acetate with a 40 mm flame height.

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Meanings

nounHefner candle (plural Hefner candles)

plural Hefner candles

  1. historicalA unit of light intensity defined as that produced by the Hefner lamp burning amyl acetate with a 40 mm flame height.
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Hefner candle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hefner%20candle

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