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candlepower

or cand·le pow·er

[ kan-dl-pou-er ]

noun

Optics.
  1. (formerly) a measure of luminous intensity expressed in candles. : CP


candlepower

/ ˈæԻəˌ貹ʊə /

noun

  1. the luminous intensity of a source of light in a given direction: now expressed in candelas but formerly in terms of the international candle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

candlepower

/ ă-dz′ər /

  1. Luminous intensity, expressed in candelas.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of candlepower1

First recorded in 1875–80; candle + power
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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.

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Its contentious backstory aside, the setting floats atop Chavez Ravine with nighttime lights glowing like a crown of candlepower above the city.

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For all the intellectual candlepower and richness of perspective she will bring the court, she doesn’t have the votes.

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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.

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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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