'Candle' definitions:

Definition of 'candle'

From: WordNet
noun
Stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: candle, taper, wax light]
noun
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 [syn: candle, candela, cd, standard candle]
verb
Examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Definition of 'Candle'

From: GCIDE
  • Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand["e]re to be white. See Candid, and cf. Chandler, Cannel, Kindle.]
  • 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light. [1913 Webster]
  • How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ("dipped candles"), or by casting or running in a mold. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which gives light; a luminary. [1913 Webster]
  • By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Candle nut, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; -- socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has many uses.
  • Candle power (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard candle.
  • Electric candle, A modification of the electric arc lamp, in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also, from the name of the inventor, Jablockoff candle.
  • Excommunication by inch of candle, a form of excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to repent only while a candle burns.
  • Not worth the candle, not worth the cost or trouble.
  • Rush candle, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes, peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease.
  • Sale by inch of candle, an auction in which persons are allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns out.
  • Standard candle (Photom.), a special form of candle employed as a standard in photometric measurements; usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour.
  • To curse by bell, book and candle. See under Bell. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Candle'

From: Easton
  • Candle Heb. ner, Job 18:6; 29:3; Ps. 18:28; Prov. 24:20, in all which places the Revised Version and margin of Authorized Version have "lamp," by which the word is elsewhere frequently rendered. The Hebrew word denotes properly any kind of candle or lamp or torch. It is used as a figure of conscience (Prov. 20:27), of a Christian example (Matt. 5:14, 15), and of prosperity (Job 21:17; Prov. 13:9).

Synonyms of 'candle'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Candle'