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noun • stick of wax with a wick in the middle • 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 verb • examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light | ||||||||
| 22% | 11 | Involving the comparison and evaluation of light sources | ||||||
adjective • of or relating to photometry | ||||||||
| 19% | 7 | Comparison | ||||||
noun • an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others • drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect • the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate | ||||||||
Light Held In Comparison With
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CANDLE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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CANDLE
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