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
- candela
- 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