The piece of string in a candle which burns when lit
For other uses, see Candlewick (disambiguation).
A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying ("wicking") the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts. In other words, the wick brings the liquified wax up into the flame to burn.[1] The candle wick influences how the candle burns. Important characteristics of the wick include diameter, stiffness, fire-resistance, and tethering.
^"Elements of a Candle: Wicks". National Candle Association. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
A candlewick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candlewick works by capillary action, conveying...
A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance...
Look up wick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wick most often refers to: Capillary action ("wicking") Candlewick, the cord used in a candle or oil...
the snuff trimmed from candlewicks are also sometimes called snuffers, though technically a separate tool called a candlewick trimmer. The snuff being...
that day: open and close in the thick body, and high and low in the "candlewick". Being densely packed with information, it tends to represent trading...
Paschal candle is carried with a wick to light another liturgical candle, as for example the baptismal candle. The equivalent of the Paschal candle in the...
for temple candles. In Europe, a number of techniques were used to make candles in the early periods. These may be dipping or drawing a wick in molten...
clothing of the victim soaks up melted human fat and acts like the wick of a candle. The wick effect is a phenomenon that is found to occur under certain conditions...
more complete combustion of the candlewick and oil than in other lamps required much less frequent trimming of the wick. In France, the lamp is called...
The main disadvantage of a plate candle warmer is candle life. While the candle can still be burned (provided the wick is still exposed), the wax no longer...
the Woodwick brand of candles. Woodwick candles are now a premium brand sold by Yankee Candle. The candles have a wooden wick that crackles when burned...
before expiring, a candle-wick always flares up slightly: on seeing this, he would shout his final – and winning – bid. Although the candle auction went out...
to terrify the public." The noun snuff originally meant the part of a candlewick that has already burned; the verb snuff meant to cut this off, and by...
trick candle, also known as magic candle, is a novelty candle capable of relighting itself. By igniting magnesium inserted into the wick of the candle, the...
candle by covering a silo with 45,000 pounds (20 t) of red candle wax to advertise the factory. The candle was originally built with an actual wick....
action to "wick" sweat away from the skin. These are often referred to as wicking fabrics, after the capillary properties of candle and lamp wicks. Capillary...
protective enclosure for the light source – historically usually a candle, a wick in oil, or a thermoluminescent mesh, and often a battery-powered light...
combustion; yellow parts in the middle are soot; down just next to the candlewick is unburned wax. Goldsmiths use higher parts of a flame with a metallic...
still more liquified fat, in a cyclic process known as the "wick effect" or the "candle effect". According to Nickell and Fischer's investigation, nearby...
starters. Some hardware stores sell "Russian tree torches" with candle wax and candlewick lighters. Even without a drill, a tree torch can be quickly produced...
of al-Jazari's candle clocks as follows: The candle, whose rate of burning was known, bore against the underside of the cap, and its wick passed through...
a votive candle set in a glass cup may have a very low melting point and turn to oil. Pillar candles, large candles often with multiple wicks, have their...
Candlewick may refer to: Candlewick, a part of a candle or oil lamp Candlewick, a style of glassware made by the Imperial Glass Company Candlewick (fabric)...
burner – Laboratory device used to make fire from fuel and oxidizer gases Candle – Wick embedded in solid flammable substance Ember – A hot lump of slowly burning...
Sam 'Candles' Wicks (born 14 September 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL)....
following features: A wick (to hold the oil and allow it to be drawn down slowly by capillary action, just as an oil-lamp wick or candlewick fed oil or melted...
Flameless candles are an electronic alternative to traditional wickcandles. They are typically utilized as aesthetic lighting devices and come in a variety...