CANDLE

Definition of CANDLE

  1. (verb)examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
  2. (noun)stick of wax with a wick in the middle
  3. (noun)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