CARCEL

Etymology

Named after the inventor of the Carcel lamp.

Noun

carcel (plural carcels)

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

Anagrams

• CERCLA, cercal, recalc

Source: Wiktionary



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