| 单词 | time candle |
| 释义 | > as lemmastime candle time candle n. a candle used to mark or measure the passage of time, typically one made in such a way as to burn down at a uniform rate. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > other instruments time ball1834 time candle1838 chronoscope1846 time globe1858 time disc1879 1838 G. L. Craik & C. MacFarlane Pict. Hist. Eng. I. ii. i. 166/2 It appears that these time-candles were placed under the special charge of his [sc. Alfred's] mass-priests, or chaplains. 1906 Wide World Mag. Mar. 533/1 Some ‘knappers’ still employ time-candles in lieu of clocks and watches, wherewith to reckon the working hours. 1979 L. Sprague de Camp & L. Carter Conan the Liberator v. 87 Alcina sat alone,..watching the alternate black-and-white bands of the time candle. 1994 N. de Marchi & P. Harrison in N. de Marchi & M. S. Morgan Higgling i. 43 The use of a ‘time candle’ or calibrated candle to keep track of time. < as lemmas |
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