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candle 音標拼音: [k'ændəl] n. 蠟燭
vt. 對著光檢查 蠟燭對著光檢查 candle燭 燭光 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 lightCandle \ Can" dle\, 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. [ 1913 Webster] How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That which gives light; a luminary. [ 1913 Webster] By these blessed candles of the night. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 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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