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Hefner candle

Hefner candle noun: a unit of light intensity defined as that produced by the Hefner lamp burning amyl acetate with a 40 mm flame height.

Noun

Hefner candle (plural Hefner candles)

  1. (historical) A unit of light intensity defined as that produced by the Hefner lamp burning amyl acetate with a 40 mm flame height.

Forms of Hefner candle

pluralHefner candles

Questions about Hefner candle

What does Hefner candle mean?
Hefner candle means a unit of light intensity defined as that produced by the Hefner lamp burning amyl acetate with a 40 mm flame height.
What part of speech is Hefner candle?
Hefner candle is a noun.
What is the plural of Hefner candle?
The plural of Hefner candle is Hefner candles.

Words near Hefner candle in the dictionary

  1. Hefley
  2. Hefleys
  3. Heflin
  4. Heflins
  5. Hefner
  6. Hefner candle
  7. Hefner candles
  8. Hefner lamp
  9. Hefner lamps
  10. Hefneresque
  11. Hefnerian

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