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(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.
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.
Use carcel when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Carcel means (historical) A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas..
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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.
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