English Explanatory Dictionary

Cheerios effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The tendency for objects floating on a liquid surface to clump together.

Word forms

Cheerios effect Cheerio effect

Etymology

Derived from the behavior of Cheerios breakfast cereal.

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