The part of a passive watering system the nutrient passes up to be absorbed by the medium and roots, a passive hydroponic system uses a wick suspended in the nutrient solution.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
wick (noun) a bundle of fibers or a loosely twisted, braided, or woven cord, tape, or tube usually of soft spun cotton threads that by capillary attraction draws up to be burned a steady supply of the oil in lamps or the melted tallow or wax in candles
transitive verb
to absorb or drain (as a fluid or moisture) like a wick - a fabric that wicks away perspiration
Wick (Wikipedia)
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Wick most often refers to:
- Capillary action ("wicking")
- Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
- Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Wick (Wiktionary)
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɪk/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwɘk/
- Rhymes: -ɪk
- Hyphenation: wick
Etymology 1
The noun is derived from Middle English wek, weke, wicke (“fibrous cord drawing fuel to flame of a candle, etc.; material used to make this object”), from Old English wēoce (“wick”), from Proto-West Germanic *weukā (“flax bundle; wick”), possibly
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