English Dictionary

candle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkændəl/

名詞

廃用

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.

日本語の意味

ろうそく: 芯が固体の可燃性物質（ろう、脂、パラフィンなど）に囲まれている光源。 / フィルターのキャンドル部: 特に水フィルターにおいて、突出しており取り外し可能な部分。

During the blackout, he carefully placed a candle on the table so the family could eat by its warm glow.

停電の間、彼は家族が暖かな光で食事できるように、テーブルの上に小さなろうそくを慎重に置いた。

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.

candles （ plural ）