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wickable

/ˈwɪkəbəl/

wickable adjective: able to wick, or convey by capillary action.

Adjective

wickable (not comparable)

  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.1988, Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, page 2421

Origin of wickable

From wick + -able.

Words that rhyme with wickable

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Questions about wickable

What does wickable mean?
Wickable means able to wick, or convey by capillary action.
What part of speech is wickable?
Wickable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce wickable?
Wickable is pronounced /ˈwɪkəbəl/.

Words near wickable in the dictionary

  1. Wick Hill
  2. Wick rotation
  3. Wick rotations
  4. Wick St Lawrence
  5. Wick's theorem
  6. wickable
  7. Wickam
  8. wickape
  9. Wickard
  10. Wickards
  11. wickawee

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