candle 音标拼音: [k'ændəl]
n . 蜡烛
vt . 对着光检查
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candle 烛 烛光
candle n 1 :
stick of wax with a wick in the middle [
synonym : {
candle },
{
taper }, {
wax light }]
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 [
synonym : {
candle },
{
candela }, {
cd }, {
standard candle }]
v 1 :
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light Candle \
Can "
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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 .
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How far that little candle throws his beams !
So shines a good deed in a naughty world . --
Shak .
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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 .
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2 .
That which gives light ;
a luminary .
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By these blessed candles of the night . --
Shak .
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{
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 }.
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114 Moby Thesaurus words for "
candle ":
ASA scale ,
Agnus Dei ,
British candle ,
Hefner candle ,
Holy Grail ,
Host ,
Pieta ,
Sanctus bell ,
Sangraal ,
Scheiner scale ,
ark ,
asperger ,
asperges ,
aspergillum ,
bambino ,
bayberry candle ,
beadroll ,
beads ,
bougie ,
bougie decimale ,
candle lumen ,
candle power ,
candle -
foot ,
candle -
hour ,
candle -
meter ,
censer ,
chaplet ,
ciborium ,
corpse candle ,
cross ,
crucifix ,
cruet ,
decimal candle ,
dip ,
electric light bulb ,
eucharistial ,
exposure meter ,
farthing dip ,
fire ,
flame ,
flux ,
holy cross ,
holy water ,
holy -
water sprinkler ,
icon ,
illuminant ,
illuminator ,
incandescent body ,
incensory ,
intensity ,
international candle ,
lamp ,
lamp -
hour ,
lantern ,
light ,
light bulb ,
light meter ,
light quantum ,
light source ,
lumen ,
lumen meter ,
lumen -
hour ,
lumeter ,
luminant ,
luminary ,
luminous flux ,
luminous intensity ,
luminous power ,
lux ,
match ,
matzo ,
menorah ,
mezuzah ,
mikvah ,
monstrance ,
moon ,
osculatory ,
ostensorium ,
paschal candle ,
pax ,
photon ,
phylacteries ,
prayer shawl ,
prayer wheel ,
pyx ,
quantum ,
relics ,
rood ,
rosary ,
rush candle ,
rushlight ,
sacramental ,
sacred relics ,
sacring bell ,
shofar ,
source of light ,
stars ,
sukkah ,
sun ,
tabernacle ,
tallith ,
tallow candle ,
tallow dip ,
taper ,
thurible ,
torch ,
unit of flux ,
unit of light ,
urceole ,
veronica ,
vigil light ,
votary candle ,
votive candle ,
wax candle
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