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Kaye effect

Kaye effect noun: a phenomenon where pouring a viscous mixture of an organic liquid onto a surface causes a jet of liquid to spout upward from the surface while merging with the descending one.

Noun

Kaye effect (plural Kaye effects)

  1. A phenomenon where pouring a viscous mixture of an organic liquid onto a surface causes a jet of liquid to spout upward from the surface while merging with the descending one.

Forms of Kaye effect

pluralKaye effects

Origin of Kaye effect

Named after British engineer Alan Kaye who first described the effect in 1963.

Questions about Kaye effect

What does Kaye effect mean?
Kaye effect means a phenomenon where pouring a viscous mixture of an organic liquid onto a surface causes a jet of liquid to spout upward from the surface while merging with the descending one.
What part of speech is Kaye effect?
Kaye effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Kaye effect?
The plural of Kaye effect is Kaye effects.

Words near Kaye effect in the dictionary

  1. Kaycie
  2. Kayde
  3. Kayden
  4. Kaydence
  5. Kaye
  6. Kaye effect
  7. Kaye effects
  8. Kayeli
  9. Kayena
  10. Kayenpaibam
  11. Kayenta

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