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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 stated at from 8.9 to 9.6 British standard candles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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