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candle

/ candle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Type of:
lamp
Kinds of:
chandlery dip rushlight rush candle vigil light
noun Sense 2
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
Type of:
luminous intensity unit candlepower unit
verb Sense 3
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
Type of:
examine see
Derived:
candela cd standard candle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
13
Times Searched
3
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lamp chandlery dip rushlight rush candle vigil light luminous intensity unit candlepower unit examine see