Candlepower

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  • noun. Luminous intensity expressed in candelas.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The illuminating power of a candle; specifically, the illuminating power of a candle of determinate composition and rate of burning, taken as a unit in estimating the luminosity of any illuminating agent: as, a gas-jet of 25 candle-power.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • luminous intensity; illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, measured in candelas, referring to the light of a standard candle.
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  • noun. former measurement of brightness of a light source
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  • noun. luminous intensity measured in candelas
    • Word Usage
    "I feel an elbow in my back, turn and see that some serious candlepower is being directed at a good-looking actor in a light gray suit."
    Equivalent
    candle power  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    intensity  intensity level  strength  
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