candle
//ˈkæn.dəl//
Noun
candleSingular
candlesPlural
1
A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick that is lit to produce light as it burns.
She lit a candle when the power went out.
2
A unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the candela.
The old textbook measured light intensity in candles before the candela was adopted.