candle
- Noun. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
- Noun. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
- Noun. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
- Noun. (forestry) 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 highlighted to one’s view.
- Verb. (embryology) To observe the growth of an embryo inside an egg, using a bright light source.
- Verb. (pottery) To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
- Verb. To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light souce and the eye.
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