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candlepower
[ kan-dl-pou-er ]
candlepower
/ ˈæԻəˌ貹ʊə /
noun
- 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
/ ă′-dz′ər /
- Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas.
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of candlepower1
Example Sentences
But even Harris and Porter, as well known as they are, lack anywhere near the candlepower of the two most famous bold-faced names who were elected California governor, Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Its contentious backstory aside, the setting floats atop Chavez Ravine with nighttime lights glowing like a crown of candlepower above the city.
For all the intellectual candlepower and richness of perspective she will bring the court, she doesn’t have the votes.
There are 46 names listed, compared with 135 candidates in the 2003 recall; none possess the celebrity candlepower of Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, who succeeded Davis.
They do nothing, for eons, bathed in a dim light of the distant sun, a bright point of light with just enough candlepower to read a book if such a thing could be located.
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