0 a stick-shaped piece of wax with a wick (= piece of string) in the middle of it that produces light as it slowly burns:
Shall I light a candle?
1 a piece of wax shaped like a stick with a wick (= string) in the middle that burns slowly, giving off light
My jumper started to singe when I leaned over a burning candle.
She watched the wax as it dripped down the side of the candle.
Yet if the candle is extinguished, the same region looks white.
These splendid ceremonies were often performed at night, under the light of torches and candles.
Firstly the diesel generator broke down, leaving them with no electric light, only oil lamps and candles, and without radio communication.
For example, the children were presented with a red and blue candle and a red and blue car.
To prevent respiratory movement of the brain during recording sessions, the craniotomy was filled with agar (3% in saline) and sealed with candle wax.
