Antonyms for candling

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kan-dl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn dl

Definition of candling

Origin : Old English candel "lamp, lantern, candle," an early ecclesiastical borrowing from Latin candela "a light, torch, candle made of tallow or wax," from candere "to shine," from PIE root *kand- "to glow, to shine, to shoot out light" (cf. Sanskrit cand- "to give light, shine," candra- "shining, glowing, moon;" Greek kandaros "coal;" Welsh cann "white;" Middle Irish condud "fuel").
Candles were unknown in ancient Greece (where oil lamps sufficed), but common from early times among Romans and Etruscans. Candles on birthday cakes seems to have been originally a German custom. To hold a candle to originally meant "to help in a subordinate capacity," from the notion of an assistant or apprentice holding a candle for light while the master works. To burn the candle at both ends is recorded from 1730.

As in scrutinize : verb examine closely
As in check : verb inspect, examine

Example sentences :

Examining eggs to determine their quality is called "candling."
Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray

When he works, the room must be dark except for the covered light used in candling.
Extract from : « Our Domestic Birds » by John H. Robinson

If you are in doubt about the quality of any eggs you are candling break a few of them into a dish and examine them.
Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray

He was "candling" a phial of ground glass in his fingers as a good wife tries eggs.
Extract from : « Balsamo, The Magician » by Alexander Dumas

This saved the wages of the egg twirlers, whose method of candling eggs, as it was called, was far less rapid than the Separator.
Extract from : « Mother » by Owen Wister

First grade that can be separated by candling, corresponding to about twenty-four hours of incubation.
Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings

The loss in candling is generally kept account of, but is seldom charged back to the shipper.
Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings

First: The encouragement of the cash buying of produce, and, if possible, the candling of all eggs with proper deduction for loss.
Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings

Synonyms for candling

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