What's the difference between candelabrum and candlestick?

Candelabrum


Definition:

  • (n.) A lamp stand of any sort.
  • (n.) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a votive offering to a temple.
  • (n.) A large candlestick, having several branches.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) At the level of the terminal segment the basal lamina is highly specialized; in the region of the terminal plug candelabrum-like projections of the tubular basal lamina invade the bases of the modified supporting cells up to a depth of 3.5 microns.

Candlestick


Definition:

  • (n.) An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) After running the 49ers close at Candlestick Park last weekend, they are giving Carolina everything they’ve got here at the Georgia Dome, Matt Ryan hitting Roddy White down the seam for a 39-yard score.
  • (2) Aaron grew up in Chico, California, a giant hop, skip and puddle jump from Candlestick Park.
  • (3) "Candlestick Park is an incredible venue, with great fans, so to be out there playing my first game a year after taking part in the Olympics was pretty amazing."
  • (4) Updated at 6.30am GMT 4.34am GMT 49ers 45 - Packers 31, 0:56 4th quarter San Francisco hang on to the kick and the 49ers are moments from victory at Candlestick Park.
  • (5) San Francisco split two games with their division rivals this season, winning at Candlestick Park but losing in Seattle.
  • (6) The Quakes were fortunate enough to play the last competitive match at the San Francisco 49ers‘ old home, Candlestick Park.
  • (7) The "candlestick" maneuver still is the most reliable clinical triggering maneuver.
  • (8) A year ago, in the divisional playoffs vs the Packers at Candlestick Park, Kaepernick was a kid with a chip on his shoulder.
  • (9) Opinionated butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, hacks, artists and pornographers, impresarios and charlatans were now the protagonists in a roiling landscape of new ideas and opportunities.
  • (10) San Francisco’s opponents in the divisional playoff round, Carolina, had beaten them 10-9 at Candlestick Park in week 10.
  • (11) Instead, their smaller stores have enabled us to make shopping for food a small part of some other excursion – to meet a friend for a drink, walk the dog, go to the hairdresser or the gym, go – heaven forfend – to the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker as well.
  • (12) • Simple arrangements of white lilies and greenery will be at the foot of the lectern and candlestick.
  • (13) Doppler technique located the "branched candlestick" along the thalamostriate arteries.
  • (14) "We're free to sell anything today," said Van Bavel offering an old pair of candlesticks and an unwanted picture frame.
  • (15) Here’s another stadium food suggestion from Twitter: Dave Moss (@DM0SS) @Paolo_Bandini - The garlic fries at Candlestick cannot be beaten January 11, 2014 I’ll have to take your word for it.
  • (16) If this were baseball I'd make a "candlesticks are always a great gift" joke.
  • (17) Facebook Twitter Pinterest San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson at Candlestick Park.
  • (18) The USA have been training at Stanford University over the past couple of weeks, and they're at Candlestick Park in San Francisco tonight, where they’ll be taking on Azerbaijan.
  • (19) However, he also came away with a pair of Royal Crown Derby candlesticks and a collection of Shakespeare’s sonnets contained in a specially commissioned leather and gilt box, made by the Royal Bindery.
  • (20) Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoCSN) There's still a chance Candlestick Park has not seen its final game.