燭しょっ光こうしょっこうMeanings1nouncandlepowerTechnical term for luminous intensity, now largely replaced by the SI unit candela (カンデラ). Still encountered in older texts or specific engineering contexts.この電でん球きゅうの明あかるさは約やく50燭しょっ光こうです。The brightness of this light bulb is about 50 candlepower.
