Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A unit of illumination; the illumination from a standard candle at a distance of one meter. See
illumination , 1. Also calledmeter-candle .
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Examples
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Their candle-meter values in the positions selected were respectively 18 and 64, as appears from the statement of conditions at the top of Table 22.
The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Robert M. Yerkes 1916
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To sum up and state clearly the method of defining the brightness of the light in the following experiments: the candle-meter value of each light by which an electric-box was illuminated, as determined by the use of a
The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Robert M. Yerkes 1916
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The nearest approach that it is possible for me to make to such an objective measurement is a statement of the composition and thickness of the filters and of the candle-meter value of the light when it entered the filter.
The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior Robert M. Yerkes 1916
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