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foot-candle

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foot-can·dle (ftkndl)
n. Abbr. fc or ft-c
A unit of measure of the intensity of light falling on a surface, equal to one lumen per square foot and originally defined with reference to a standardized candle burning at one foot from a given surface.
foot-candle
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a former unit of illumination, equal to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux


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The measurement they used in their research was the foot-candle, or the amount of light put out by one candle, one foot away.
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