decimal candle

noun

A photometric standard formerly used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle.

OriginFrench bougie décimale →
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Meanings

noundecimal candle (plural decimal candles)

plural decimal candles

  1. historicalA photometric standard formerly used in France, having the value of one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly less than a British standard candle.

Origin

  1. Frenchbougie décimale
  2. Englishdecimal candle

Translation of French bougie décimale.

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APA

decimal candle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20candle

MLA

“decimal candle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20candle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decimal candle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decimal%20candle.

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