can|dle|light

can|dle|light
can|dle|light «KAN duhl LYT», noun.
1. the light of a candle or candles: »

the lamplight or the candlelight, and the fireglow (London Times).

2. the time when candles are lighted; dusk; twilight; nightfall.
3. artificial light in general.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • can·dle·light — /ˈkændl̩ˌlaıt/ noun [noncount] : the light of a candle We dined/read by candlelight …   Useful english dictionary

  • can|dle|wood — «KAN duhl WUD», noun. 1. any resinous wood, splinters of which are burned to give light. 2. any one of several trees which yield such wood, as the ocotillo …   Useful english dictionary

  • can|dle|pow|er — 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

  • can·dle·lit — /ˈkændl̩ˌlıt/ adj : lit with the light of candles a romantic candlelit dinner Candlelit tables [=tables with lit candles] created a warm atmosphere …   Useful english dictionary

  • foot-can|dle — «FUT KAN duhl», noun. a unit for measuring illumination; candle foot. It is the amount of light produced by a candle on a surface at a distance of one foot, and equal to one lumen per square foot. Abbr: ft. c. or f.c …   Useful english dictionary

  • Candle-Light-Dinner — Can|dle Light Din|ner, Can|dle|light Din|ner [ kændl̩la̮it… ], das [aus engl. candlelight = Kerzenschein, licht u. ↑ Dinner]: festliches Abendessen mit Kerzenbeleuchtung. * * * Can|dle Light Din|ner [ kændl̩laɪt...], das [aus engl. candlelight =… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Candle-Light-Dinner — Can|dle Light Din|ner [ kændllait...] das; s, [s] <zu engl. candlelight »Kerzenlicht«> festliches Abendessen mit Kerzenbeleuchtung …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Candle-Light-Dinner — D✓Can|dle Light Din|ner, Can|dle|light Din|ner [ kɛndl̩lai̮t... ] <englisch> (festliches Abendessen mit Kerzenbeleuchtung) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Candlelight-Dinner — Can|dle|light|din|ner auch: Cand|le|light Din|ner 〈[kæ̣nd(ə)llaıt ] n. 15〉 abendliches Festessen bei Kerzenlicht [<engl. candle „Kerze“ + light „Licht“ + dinner „Abendmahlzeit“] * * * Can|dle Light Din|ner, Can|dle|light Din|ner [ kændl̩la̮it… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Candlelightdinner — Can|dle|light|din|ner auch: Cand|le|light Din|ner 〈[kæ̣nd(ə)llaıt ] n. 15〉 abendliches Festessen bei Kerzenlicht [<engl. candle „Kerze“ + light „Licht“ + dinner „Abendmahlzeit“] …   Universal-Lexikon

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