Definition of foot-candle
:a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere one foot from a uniform point source of light of one candle and equal to one lumen per square foot
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First Known Use of foot-candle
1906
Medical Dictionary
footcandle
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foot·can·dle
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medical Definition of footcandle
:a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere one foot from a uniform point source of light of one candle and equal to one lumen per square foot
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