Explore Candlepower through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like intensity or strength. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Candlepower in a sentence
Candlepower meaning
A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
Using Candlepower
- The main meaning on this page is: A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
- Useful related words include: light intensity, intensity, strength, intensity level.
Context around Candlepower
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Candlepower
- In this selection, "candlepower" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, far stand out and add context to how "candlepower" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 13 million candlepower far surpassing and one candlepower was the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "candlepower" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with candlepower
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One of the best-known of these was the English standard of candlepower. (13 words)
One candlepower was the light produced by a pure spermaceti candle weighing one sixth of a pound and burning at a rate of 120 grains per hour. (27 words)
Here's What You Need to Remember: The Canal Defense Light was extremely bright at some 13 million candlepower — far surpassing the U.S. Army’s “ambush light” deployed in Vietnam. (31 words)
Here's What You Need to Remember: The Canal Defense Light was extremely bright at some 13 million candlepower — far surpassing the U.S. Army’s “ambush light” deployed in Vietnam. (31 words)
One candlepower was the light produced by a pure spermaceti candle weighing one sixth of a pound and burning at a rate of 120 grains per hour. (27 words)
One of the best-known of these was the English standard of candlepower. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
Here's What You Need to Remember: The Canal Defense Light was extremely bright at some 13 million candlepower — far surpassing the U.S. Army’s “ambush light” deployed in Vietnam.
One candlepower was the light produced by a pure spermaceti candle weighing one sixth of a pound and burning at a rate of 120 grains per hour.
One of the best-known of these was the English standard of candlepower.