Candle vs Candleholder - What's the difference?
candle | candleholder |
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.
(obsolete) A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela.
(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.
(embryology) To observe the growth of an embryo inside an egg, using a bright light source.
(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.
To check an item (such as an envelope) by holding it between a light source and the eye.
A device for holding one or more lit candles
* {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 5, author=, title=Brooklyn: Man Killed in Fall, work=New York Times
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As nouns the difference between candle and candleholder
is that candle is a light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin while candleholder is a device for holding one or more lit candles.As a verb candle
is (embryology) to observe the growth of an embryo inside an egg, using a bright light source.candle
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(wikipedia candle)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* ear candle * Roman candleVerb
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