Definitions from Wiktionary (candle)
▸ noun: A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
▸ noun: The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
▸ noun: (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
▸ verb: (embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
▸ verb: (pottery, transitive) To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
▸ verb: (transitive) To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
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▸ noun: A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
▸ noun: The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
▸ noun: (forestry) A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
▸ verb: (embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
▸ verb: (pottery, transitive) To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
▸ verb: (transitive) To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
Similar:
taper,
standard candle,
CD,
candela,
wax light,
candlelighter,
pillar candle,
candlebomb,
bougie,
candle-end,
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