candle meaning

Noun: candle  kandl

1. Stick of wax with a wick in the middle
   - taper, wax light 
2. The basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Système International d'Unités; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimetre of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
   - candela, cd, standard candle

Verb: candle  kandl

1. Examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Derived forms: candled, candles, candling

Type of: candlepower unit, examine, lamp, luminous intensity unit, see

Encyclopedia: Candle

[American slang]
BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.

[Electronics]
Abbreviation, c. Also called international candle. A unit of light intensity that is the value of emission by the flame of a sperm-whale-oil candle burning at the rate of 7.776 grams per hour.

[Medicine]
n
1 : a medicated candle or lozenge used for fumigation
2 : CANDELA

[Computer]
Part of the Scorpion environment development system.

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Examples

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1. the candle flickered and then went out.
2. as he spoke, he extinguished the candle.
3. put out a candle, cigarette, pipe.
4. a candle is a measure of the brilliance of a light.
5. he would have turned down the candle.