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Candlepower
Unit of measurement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candlepower (abbreviated as cp or CP) is a unit of measurement for luminous intensity. It expresses levels of light intensity relative to the light emitted by a candle of specific size and constituents. The historical candlepower is equal to 0.981 candelas. In modern usage, candlepower is sometimes used as a synonym for candla.[1]
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Candlepower | |
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![]() The candlepower was based on the light emitted from a candle | |
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Unit system | international standard (obsolete) |
Unit of | Luminous intensity |
Symbol | cp |
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SI units | 1 candela (modern definition) |
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