candleとは

語源

From Middle English candel, from 古期英語 candel (“candle”), from Latin candēla (“candle”), from Latin candeō (“be white, bright, shining”, verb); see candid.

発音

• (General American, Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈkændəl/, /ˈkændl̩/
• 韻: -ændəl

名詞

candle (複数形 candles)

1. A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
2. The protruding, removable portion of a filter, particularly a water filter.
3. (obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
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.

派生語

• ear candle
• Roman candle

関連する語

• candelabrum
• candela
• candid
• candidate
• candlepower
• candlestick
• chandelier
• chandler
• chandlery

動詞

candle (三人称単数 現在形 candles, 現在分詞 candling, 過去形および過去分詞形 candled)

1. (embryology, transitive) To observe the growth of an embryo inside (an egg), using a bright light source.
2. (pottery) To dry greenware prior to beginning of the firing cycle, setting the kiln at 200° Celsius until all water is removed from the greenware.
3. To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.

Further reading

• candle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• candle in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

アナグラム

• Declan, lanced