: luminous intensity expressed in candelas
also : candela

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In an opera obsessed with darkness and light, lighting designer D.M. Wood can’t be bothered to provide the right candlepower at the right moments. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023 Its contentious backstory aside, the setting floats atop Chavez Ravine with nighttime lights glowing like a crown of candlepower above the city. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of candlepower was in 1856

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“Candlepower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/candlepower. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.

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candlepower

noun
: intensity of light expressed in candelas

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