"wicking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wickings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} wicking (plural wickings)
  1. The material of which wicks are made, especially a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
    Sense id: en-wicking-en-noun-GyO1Vai3
  2. (physics) capillarity, capillary motion, capillary effect Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-wicking-en-noun-8PzD1HF8 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} wicking
  1. present participle and gerund of wick Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wick
    Sense id: en-wicking-en-verb-u9U39OKH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 34 62

Inflected forms

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