Definizione monolingua

candle

candle (third-person singular simple present candles, present participle candling, simple past and past participle candled)

1. (embryology) To observe the growth of an embryo inside an egg, using a bright light source.
2. (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.
3. To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light souce and the eye.

candle (plural candles)

1. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
2. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
3. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
4. (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.

Definizione dizionario candle

	candela
	a light source
	Sorgente di luce composta da uno stoppino inglobato in una sostanza solida ed infiammabile come la cera, il sego o la paraffina.
	A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

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Altri significati:

(obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.

(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.

(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.

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

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

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