candle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
Types & categories
- lamp hypernym
- chandlery hyponym
- dip hyponym
- rushlight hyponym
- vigil light hyponym
Parts & wholes
- candlewick part meronym
- wick part meronym
Sense 2 verb
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
Types & categories
- examine hypernym
Related & opposite
- candela derivation
Sense 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
Types & categories
- luminous intensity unit hypernym
Related & opposite
- candle derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | candlewick |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | wick |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lamp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chandlery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dip |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rushlight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vigil light |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | candela |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | examine |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | candle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | luminous intensity unit |