English Dictionary

candle

/ˈkændəl/

noun

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. / The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.

I lit a candle to create a cozy atmosphere.

意味（1）

A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.

light a candle

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

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

意味（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 conspicuous.