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candle

noun
/ˈkæn.dəl/

Etymology

From Middle English candel, from Old English candel (“candle”), borrowed from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid. Doublet of candela and chandelle.

  1. derived from candeō — “be white, bright, shining”
  2. derived from candēla — “candle”
  3. inherited from candel — “candle”
  4. inherited from candel

Definitions

  1. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax,…

    A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

    • light a candle
    • blow out the candles on the birthday cake
    • snuff out the candle

  2. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.

  3. A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.

  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As…

      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.

    2. Indicates how high or low church something is by height on the candle.

      • That vicar used to be an evangelical, but she's crept up the candle in recent years.
      • That’s why self-consciously Anglo-catholic churches which are a mile high up the paschal candle can do reasonably well in the current climate.
      • For those towards the top of the candle, receiving holy communion is not the same as a celebration of the mass, and mailing the sacred host demonstrates a serious lack of reverence for the sacrament.

    3. To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.

    4. To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all…

      To dry (greenware) prior to the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.

    5. To check (an item, such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.

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Derived

Advent candle, better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, …a single candle…, …one candle…, …one small candle…, burn one's candle at both ends, …the candle…, bush candle, candle auction, candlebark, candleberry, candlebomb, candle bush, candle chart, candle coal, candle dance, candle-end, candlefish, candleflame, candleglow, candle holder, candleholder, candle in the wind, candleless, candle light, candlelight, candle-light, candlelighted, candlelighter, candlelighting, candlelight vigil, candlelike, candlelit, candle magick, candlemaker, candlemaking, Candlemas, candlenut, candlepin, candle power · +67 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at candle. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at candle. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at candle

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA