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chandelle

English

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Etymology

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From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle.

Noun

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chandelle (plural chandelles)

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.
    • 1998, Michael Charles Love, Flight Maneuvers, page 190:
      The FAA terms a chandelle as a maximum fight performance maneuver. During the course of a chandelle the plane should gain the greatest amount of altitude possible for a given degree of bank, and without stalling.

Verb

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chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled)

  1. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chandele, chandeile, chandoile, from Latin candēla (with a change of suffix to -elle, from Latin -ella). Doublet of candela.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.dɛl/
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Noun

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chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. a (tallow) candle
  2. (North America) any candle
  3. candlelight
    dîner aux chandelles ― candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner
  4. (figurative) enlightenment
  5. a jack stand
  6. a chandelle

Usage notes

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In Europe, common modern wax candles are usually referred to as bougie, with chandelle being less common except in idioms. In Canada, chandelle and bougie are both commonly used.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: chandèl
  • → Norman: chandelle

Further reading

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Gallo

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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chandelle f

  1. light

Middle French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old French chandoile, from Latin candēla.

Noun

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chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. candle
  2. candlelight
  3. (figurative) enlightenment

Descendants

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References

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  • chandelle on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)

Norman

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French chandelle, from Latin candēla. Displaced the native cognate candelle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chandelle f (plural chandelles)

  1. (Jersey) candle

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