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• candle — or candela or new candle or international candle [kan′dəl] n. [ME & OE candel < L candela, a light, torch < candere: see CANDESCENT] 1. a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned 2.… …   English World dictionary

• candle power — candle power, or can|dle|pow|er «KAN duhl POW uhr», noun. 1. the intensity of light, measured in candelas. One candle power is equal to 12.57 lumens. A light having 30 candle power gives approximately 30 times as much light as one candela does. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• candle — candler, n. /kan dl/, n., v., candled, candling. n. 1. a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light. 2. something resembling a candle in appearance or use. 3. Optics. a. (formerly) candela. b.… …   Universalium

• standard candle — 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 • Syn: ↑candle,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Candle — For other uses, see Candle (disambiguation). A close up image of a burning candle showing the wick and the various parts of the flame …   Wikipedia

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• Standard candle — A standard candle is an astronomical object that has a known luminosity. Standard candles are the basis for several important methods of deriving distances in extragalactic astronomy and cosmology in the cosmic distance ladder.TheoryComparing its …   Wikipedia

• candle — can•dle [[t]ˈkæn dl[/t]] n. v. dled, dling 1) a long, usu. slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light 2) something resembling this in appearance or use 3) opt any of various former international standard… …   From formal English to slang

• foot candle — (fc or ftc)    a traditional unit of illuminance or illumination, defined as the illuminance received by a surface at a distance of one foot from a source of intensity one international candle. The international candle was the predecessor of the… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• Amnesty International — Infobox NPO organization name = Amnesty International organization organization motto = It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. [cite web|url=http://www.amnesty.ca/about/history/history of amnesty international/meaning of the… …   Wikipedia

• american candle — A standard candle whose illuminating power is sometimes employed as a unit in determing this characteristic of kerosine. Other units are the International and Hefner candles …   Petroleum refining glossary