Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carcel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: car-cel
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas.

name

Example Sentences

"Desroziers in a series of experiments obtained as much as 250 carcel spherical luminous value per horse-power; this characteristic is one likely to be of great value in electric lighting by incandescence of high intensity."
"When experimenting in Paris with a No. 3 lamp in a vertical direction, it showed a consumption of 34.6 liters (1.2 cubic feet) per carcel obtained."
"In all systems of lighting, save electricity, the unit of light is the carcel."

Etymology

Named after the inventor of the Carcel lamp.

Inflected Forms

carcels (plural)

Phrases

Carcel lamp

Frequently Paired Words

Carcel lamp

Questions

What does carcel mean?: A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas.
Where does carcel come from?: Named after the inventor of the Carcel lamp.

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