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wickable

adj
/ˈwɪkəbəl/

Etymology

From wick + -able.

  1. inherited from *weyḱ-✻ — “to enter in; to settle; settlement”
  2. inherited from *wīhsą✻ — “settlement; village”
  3. inherited from *wīhs✻ — “burgh, village; colony, settlement; dwelling”
  4. derived from *weikos✻ — “village”
  5. derived from vīcus — “row of houses; street; quarter, neighbourhood; hamlet, village; municipal section or ward; farm”
  6. inherited from wīc — “dwelling place, abode, lodging; temporary dwelling place, camp; place where a thing remains; town, village”
  7. inherited from wik
  8. suffixed as wickable — “wick + able”

Definitions

  1. Able to wick, or convey by capillary action.

    • The structure consists of porous wicks bonded to the two surfaces and a wickable core which provides liquid coupling between the two surfaces as well as load bearing capability.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA