The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Carcel lamp — Carcel lamp, a lamp in which the oil is fed to the wick a pump operated by clockwork, used in lighthouses and for testing illuminating power … Useful english dictionary
Carcel — Car cel, n. (Photom.) A light standard much used in France, being the light from a Carcel lamp of stated size and construction consuming 42 grams of colza oil per hour with a flame 40 millimeters in height. Its illuminating power is variously… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamp — n 1. illuminant, luminary, luminant, illumination; light, light vessel, lampad; lamplet, gas lamp, oil lamp, Carcel lamp, Argand lamp, petane lamp, Hefner lamp; table lamp, floor lamp, bridge lamp, music lamp, piano lamp, night light, picture… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
carcel — a former French unit for measuring the intensity of light. The unit was defined as the intensity of a standard Carcel lamp, which burnt colza oil in a precisely defined way. One carcel equals about 9.74 candelas (see above) … Dictionary of units of measurement
Colza oil — Colza cultivation in Germany Colza oil is a nondrying oil obtained from the seeds of Brassica rapa, var. oleifera, a variety of the plant that produces turnips. Colza is extensively cultivated in France, Belgium, the United States, the… … Wikipedia
car|cel — «kahr SEHL, KAHR suhl», noun. a former French unit of illuminating power, based on the light emitted by a standard Carcel lamp. ╂[< B. G. Carcel, a French inventor of the 1800 s] … Useful english dictionary
Candlepower — (abbreviated as cp) is an obsolete scientific unit of luminous intensity based on the light emitted from a candle made to a specified formula. The candlepower as a scientific measure was replaced in 1948 by the international unit (SI) known as… … Wikipedia
Chronologie des techniques d'éclairage — L éclairage est l ensemble des moyens qui permettent à l homme de doter son environnement des conditions de luminosité qu il estime nécessaires à son activité ou son agrément. Une chronologie des techniques d éclairage s attache éventuellement à… … Wikipédia en Français
lampe — [ lɑ̃p ] n. f. • 1119; lat. lampas, adis, du gr. 1 ♦ Récipient contenant un liquide ou un gaz combustible destiné à produire de la lumière. Anciennes lampes à huile. ⇒ carcel, quinquet. Réservoir, mèche, manchon, verre d une lampe. Lampe à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Mac Dre — Datos generales Nacimiento 5 de julio de 1970 Origen Vallejo, California Muerte 1 de noviembre de … Wikipedia Español
