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Meanings of candle in anglès

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свеча
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Solid block of wax with embedded wick.

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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.

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Stick of wax with a wick in the middle.

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Examples for "taper"
Examples for "taper"
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This sets the stage for an easy start to taper in December.
Reuters
2
Only one taper burned in the third chamber; there were no windows.
Fifty-One Tales
3
Thank a calm euro zone and the prospect of a Fed taper.
Reuters
4
Objectives: To determine which factors were associated with oliguria during HC taper.
Pubmed
5
The image of the taper and the torch recurred to her mind.
The Garden of Allah
1
They brought a wax light; Morgan held the paper to the flame.
The Companions of Jehu
2
There stood her mistress, a wax light in her hand.
East Lynne
3
All was quiet, and they reached Malipieri's door, by the help of a wax light.
The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water"
4
The use of the crystal sockets was evident, for one shaded wax light burned near me.
Lazarre
5
The compass had been broken, and was useless; the wax light in the lantern would not burn in such a rarefied atmosphere.
Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies / A His...
Usage of candle in anglès
1
So order a bougie new candle online to help set the scene.
News.com.au
2
Said it was quite spectacular, in a bell, book, and candle way.
The devil's heart
3
Never mind the candle, Horace; I would rather speak in the dark.
Ayesha, the Return of She
4
The Colonel turned it over gingerly in the light of the candle.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
5
Now memorize that paper and light a candle with it, you understand?
Mission road
6
The story that the candle had expired seemed feeble in the extreme.
Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)
7
Place a small candle on a plate with a bit of water.
Wired
8
Cypriano taking the candle in hand, they go in search of him.
Gaspar the Gaucho: A Story of the Gran Chaco
9
The door opened again and the master came in with a candle.
The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
10
Take that candle, and leave it on the table in the hall.
Beulah
11
However, they cannot hold a candle to David and Maddie's white-hot flirtation.
The Guardian
12
The waiter set the candle on the tall wooden mantelpiece and inquired:
Self-Raised; Or, From the Depths
13
Kitty had just caught a moth in the flame of the candle.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ...
14
Shorty paused over the candle, in the act of blowing it out.
Smoke Bellew
15
My bedroom candle was on the side-table; I had just lighted it.
The Dead Alive
16
He held in one hand a paper, in the other a candle.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
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Common
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