Meanings
nouncandlepower (usually uncountable, plural candlepowers)
plural candlepowers
- dateduncountableusuallyA unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounluminous intensity measured in candelas
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 燭光 /烛光
- 燭光 /烛光 (zhúguāng)former measurement of brightness of a light source
Dutch normaalkaars
- normaalkaarsformer measurement of brightness of a light source
Finnish kynttilä
- kynttiläformer measurement of brightness of a light source
French bougie
- bougieformer measurement of brightness of a light source
German Normalkerze
- Normalkerzeformer measurement of brightness of a light source
Italian intensità in candele
- intensità in candeleformer measurement of brightness of a light source
Japanese 燭光, 燭
- 燭光 (shokkō)former measurement of brightness of a light source
- 燭 (shoku)former measurement of brightness of a light source
Korean 촉광
- 촉광 (chokgwang)former measurement of brightness of a light source
Russian канде́ла, свеча́
- канде́ла (kandéla)former measurement of brightness of a light source
- свеча́ (svečá)former measurement of brightness of a light source
Spanish candela
- candelaformer measurement of brightness of a light source
Turkish mum
- mumformer measurement of brightness of a light source
Cite this entry
APA
candlepower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlepower
MLA
“candlepower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlepower. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “candlepower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/candlepower.
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