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Candle

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Fire & Light sources:
A
of
, now
by the SI
candela.
In Forestry:
A
, light-colored, upward-growing
on a
in the
. As growth
in
, the
and is
conspicuous.

Verb

In Embryology, Fire & Light sources:
To
the growth of an
inside (an
), using a
source.
In Ceramics:
To
(greenware)
the
,
the
at 200° Celsius until all water is
from the
.
In Fire & Light sources:
To
(an
, such as an
) by
between a
and the eye.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

candle
English
arrow
candel
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
arrow
candela
Latin
arrow
candeo
Latin
candere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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