свеча — meaning in English
svecha
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English meaning
- candle noun A stick of wax with a wick that burns to give light.
- candlepower noun A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
- lob verb To throw, hit, or kick something in a slow, high arc.
- suppository noun A solid form of medicine inserted into the body, usually the rectum, where it dissolves.
Senses
свеча is used for these senses in English:
- candle A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin.
- candlepower (dated) A unit of luminous intensity of a light source, equal to 0.981 candelas.
- lob (ball sports) A pass or stroke which arcs high into the air.
- spark plug The part of some internal combustion engines which forms a high-voltage electric spark which ignites the fuel-air mixture to begin the power stroke. (Petrol engines have spark plugs. Diesel engines do not have them because the heat from their high compression ratios supplies the ignition.)
- suppository (medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
candle — full definition
- noun A stick of wax with a wick that burns to give light.
- verb To check the health of a growing embryo in an egg by holding it up to a bright light.