Wick
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Wick may refer to:
- David WicksDavid WicksDavid Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Michael French. He originally appeared between 1993 to 1996...
, fictional character from a British soap opera. Not to be confused with David Wicks, American comedian/actor. - Candle wickCandle wickA candle wick is a string, cord, or wooden object that holds the flame of a candle. A candle wick works by capillary action, drawing the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts. The candle wick influences how the...
, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp - Solder wick, a copper braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
- Wick (hieroglyph)Wick (hieroglyph)The Ancient Egyptian Wick hieroglyph is Gardiner sign listed no. V28 for the wick of a lamp.The wick hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter h. A second and equivalent h hieroglyph is the plan view of a reed shelter, O4, Gardiner no...
, an alphabetic uniliteral sign of ancient Egypt - WICKWICKWICK is an AM broadcasting radio station licensed to the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania and serves the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton radio market. The station broadcasts at a frequency of 1400 kHz with 1,000 watts with a non-directional signal pattern....
, the call letters of an AM broadcasting station located in Scranton, Pennsylvania - An aircraft static dischargerStatic dischargerStatic dischargers are commonly known as static wicks or static discharge wicks. They are used on aircraft to allow the continuous satisfactory operation of onboard navigation and radio communication systems. During adverse charging conditions , they limit the potential static buildup on the...
(termed a "wick") - Capillary actionCapillary actionCapillary action, or capilarity, is the ability of a liquid to flow against gravity where liquid spontanously rise in a narrow space such as between the hair of a paint-brush, in a thin tube, or in porous material such as paper or in some non-porous material such as liquified carbon fiber, or in a...
, also known as wicking
See also
- Vik (disambiguation)Vik (disambiguation)Vik means wick or bay in Norwegian and Swedish , and it may refer to the following:-Places:Norway*Vik, a village and municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway*Vik, Buskerud, a village in Hole municipality, Buskerud, Norway...
- Wyck (disambiguation)
- Wicked (disambiguation)
- Weeks (surname)Weeks (surname)The name Weeks is a relatively common English surname, usually either a patronymic of the Middle English Wikke or a topographic or occupational name deriving from Wick . It may also be an Americanization of the Scandinavian habitational name Vik .-Derivation:Weeks is an English surname...