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Category
Troubleshooting and sewing defects
Languages
DE FR ES IT CN VN No languages
| Category | English Term | Synonyms | Short definition (EN) | DE | FR | ES | IT | CN | VN | ||||||||||||
| Troubleshooting and sewing defects | Wicking | Moisture wicking | Transport of liquid along or through a textile structure by capillary action. | Dochtwirkung / Flüssigkeitstransport | Effet de mèche | Efecto mecha | Effetto stoppino | 芯吸作用 | Hiệu ứng thấm hút | ||||||||||||
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Translations
Not to be confused with
Do not use as a synonym for waterproofness.
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