candle

Words with a similar base: candle, standard_candle

'candle'

[candle.n.01] as in: stick of wax with a wick in the middle

'candle'

[candle.n.02] as in: 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

'candle'

[candle.v.01] as in: examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Origins

					candle (English)
└── candel (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── candela (Latin)
        ├── candeo (Latin)
        └── candere (Latin)

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