Definitions for "Candle power"
luminous intensity; illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, measured in candelas, referring to the light of a standard candle.
The illuminating power of a standard candle employed as a unit for determining the illuminating quality of an illuminant.
Luminous intensity expressed in candelas.
The measurement of light emitted from a source, compared to the light emitted by a single candle.