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international candle
international candlen. See candle.international candle n (Units) a former international unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a standard candle and later in terms of a pentane-burning lamp. It has now been replaced by the candela Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | international candle - a former international unit of luminous intensity; now replaced by the candelacandlepower unit, luminous intensity unit - a measure of luminous intensity |
international candle
international candle[¦in·tər¦nash·ən·əl ′kand·əl] (optics) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the candela; as defined in the United States, it was a specified fraction of the average luminous intensity radiated in a horizontal direction by a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps preserved at the National Bureau of Standards when the lamps were operated at a specified voltage. Also known as standard candle. MedicalSeeCANDLEinternational candle
Words related to international candlenoun a former international unit of luminous intensityRelated Words- candlepower unit
- luminous intensity unit
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