Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

candle power

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: can-dle pow-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of candlepower.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The electric light system at Paddington is a very large one. There are 101 of these big lights of 2.000 candle power each, 4,000 of 25, and 23 of 100 candle power respectively, […]."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

candle powers (plural)

Questions

What does candle power mean?: Alternative spelling of candlepower.

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