carcel

6 letters · noun · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

noun

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

Carcel in a sentence

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.

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