Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foo t kan-dl]
- /fʊt ˈkæn dl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [foo t kan-dl]
- /fʊt ˈkæn dl/
Definitions of foot-candle word
- noun foot-candle a unit of illuminance or illumination, equivalent to the illumination produced by a source of one candle at a distance of one foot and equal to one lumen incident per square foot. Abbreviation: FC. 1
- noun foot-candle a former unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux 0
- noun foot-candle a unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square foot (10.764 lux), or the amount of light from a source of one candela directly thrown on a square foot of surface at a distance of one foot 0
- noun foot-candle Alternative form of foot candle. 0
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Origin of foot-candle
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10
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Parts of speech for Foot-candle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foot-candle popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Top questions with foot-candle
- what is a foot-candle?
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