candle

The definition of a candle is a mass of wax with a wick in the middle for burning.

(noun)

An example of a candle is a pumpkin scented container of wax in a glass jar.

See candle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned
anything like a candle in form or use
1. candela
2. until 1940, a standard unit of luminous intensity equal to a certain fraction of the candle power of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps kept at the National Bureau of Standards; international candle

Origin: ME & OE candel < L candela, a light, torch < candere: see candescent

transitive verb candled, candling

to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertilization, etc. by placing in front of a light, originally that of a candle

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See candle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.
b. Something resembling this object in shape or use.
Physics
a. Abbr. c An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition and equal to 1.02 candelas. Also called international candle.
b. See candela.