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candlepower
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can·dle·pow·er

noun \-ˌpau̇(-ə)r\

Definition of CANDLEPOWER

: luminous intensity expressed in candelas; also : candela
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First Known Use of CANDLEPOWER

1869

Rhymes with CANDLEPOWER

coffee hour, cooling tower, credit hour, flower power, golden shower, happy hour, ivory tower, motive power, police power, quarter hour, staying power, trumpet flower, virgin's bower, water tower, zero hour

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