Hefner candle

noun

Hef·​ner candle

ˈhefnə(r)-

: a German standard unit of luminous intensity equal to about 0.92 of the candela

Word History

Etymology

after Friedrich von Hefner -Alteneck †1904 German electrical engineer

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