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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An obsolete unit for light intensity measurements based on the amount of light produced by one candle. The Standard International Candle is defined as the intensity of light emitted from a 1/6-pound [ | + | An obsolete unit for light intensity measurements based on the amount of light produced by one candle. The Standard International Candle is defined as the intensity of light emitted from a 1/6-pound [[spermaceti]] candle, burning at a rate of 120 grams per hour, duplicated in an incandescent lamp. 'Candle' has been replaced by [[candela]] for measurement of luminous intensity. One candle equals 1.02 candelas. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 12 January 2014
Description
An obsolete unit for light intensity measurements based on the amount of light produced by one candle. The Standard International Candle is defined as the intensity of light emitted from a 1/6-pound Spermaceti candle, burning at a rate of 120 grams per hour, duplicated in an incandescent lamp. 'Candle' has been replaced by Candela for measurement of luminous intensity. One candle equals 1.02 candelas.
Synonyms and Related Terms
candle power; Standard International Candle; bougie (Fr.); vela (Port.); Kerze (Deut.)"
Authority
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998