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# chandelier

«chandelier» in Mova's school dictionary: **a large light fitting that hangs from a ceiling, with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (chandeliers)

### meaning for a pupil

A chandelier is a large light fitting that hangs from a ceiling, with many candles or bulbs and often glass drops that sparkle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chandelier/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in grand rooms and stories, a glittering light that swings and rattles

### examples

- The chandelier gave little leaps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chandelier/#x1)
- There was a chandelier in the great hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chandelier/#x2)
- The cut-glass chandelier sparkled over the dancers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chandelier/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chandelier» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chandelier/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.