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Meaning of wick effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The phenomenon of the partial or total destruction of a human body by fire, when the clothing of the victim soaks up melted body fat and acts like the wick of a candle.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Wick Hill Wick rotation Wick St Lawrence Wick's theorem Wickam Wickard

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