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carcels

carcels is the plural of carcel.

Meaning of carcel

Noun

carcel (plural carcels)

  1. (historical) A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas.
    • 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.1885, Various, Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885

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Questions about carcels

What is carcels the plural of?
Carcels is the plural of carcel.

Words near carcels in the dictionary

  1. Carcavellos
  2. carceag
  3. carcel
  4. Carcel lamp
  5. Carcel lamps
  6. carcels
  7. carceral
  8. carcerality
  9. carcerally
  10. carcerand
  11. carcerands

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