A unit of illumination (now little used) equal to that given by a source of one candela at a distance of one foot (equivalent to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux).
英尺-烛光（光照度单位，现罕用）
Example sentencesExamples
A foot-candle is the intensity of light from a candle held one foot away or one lumen/sq. foot.
Code requires exit lighting to yield 25 foot-candles of light, with fixtures placed so as to be visible from any point in the space and at all required building egress points.
This means that you must bounce light further into space to reduce the number of foot-candles per square foot.
Furthermore, the spec requires the contractor to maintain an average of 5 horizontal foot-candles throughout the working area.
‘We don't need uniform foot-candle levels across a restroom as we do in an office or retail space,’ says Ronald Friedman of Art & Science Lighting Design.
Definition of foot-candle in US English:
foot-candle
nounfo͝otˈkandl
A unit of illumination (now little used) equal to that given by a source of one candela at a distance of one foot (equivalent to one lumen per square foot or 10.764 lux).
英尺-烛光（光照度单位，现罕用）
Example sentencesExamples
A foot-candle is the intensity of light from a candle held one foot away or one lumen/sq. foot.
This means that you must bounce light further into space to reduce the number of foot-candles per square foot.
Code requires exit lighting to yield 25 foot-candles of light, with fixtures placed so as to be visible from any point in the space and at all required building egress points.
‘We don't need uniform foot-candle levels across a restroom as we do in an office or retail space,’ says Ronald Friedman of Art & Science Lighting Design.
Furthermore, the spec requires the contractor to maintain an average of 5 horizontal foot-candles throughout the working area.