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वर्तिका — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • wick noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.

Senses

वर्तिका is used for these senses in English:

  • wick bundle of porous material in a candle, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame; any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action

wick — full definition

  1. noun The braided cord in a candle or lamp that soaks up fuel to feed the flame.
  2. noun Any strip of absorbent material that draws liquid away by capillary action, including medically, to drain a wound.
  3. verb Of a material, to draw liquid along or through itself.

Related Hindi words