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Candle

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Noun

1. candle, taper, wax light

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

2. candela, candle, cd, standard candle

the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

Verb

3. candle

examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Candle

see synonyms of candle
noun
1. 
a cylindrical piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance surrounding a wick, which is burned to produce light
2. physics
a.  international candle
b.  another name for candela
3.  burn the candle at both ends
4.  not hold a candle to
5.  not worth the candle
verb
6. (transitive)
to examine (eggs) for freshness or the likelihood of being hatched by viewing them against a bright light

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Candle

see synonyms of candle
noun
1. 
a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned
2. 
anything like a candle in form or use
3. 
a.  Obsolete
candela
b. 
until 1940, a standard unit of luminous intensity equal to a certain fraction of the candle power of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps kept at the National Bureau of Standards; international candle
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈcandled or ˈcandling
4. 
to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertilization, etc. by placing in front of a light, originally that of a candle

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Candle

see synonyms of candle
n.
1.
a. A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.
b. Something resembling this object in shape or use.
2. Physics An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition, later in terms of a carbon-filament lamp, and superseded by the candela. Also called international candle.
tr.v. can·dled, can·dling, can·dles
To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it before a bright light.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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