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Rollin film

Rollin film noun: a 30-nm-thick liquid film of helium in the helium II state, which exhibits a "creeping" effect in response to surfaces extending past the film's level (wave propagation) and can thus escape from open containers.

Noun

Rollin film (plural Rollin films)

  1. A 30-nm-thick liquid film of helium in the helium II state, which exhibits a "creeping" effect in response to surfaces extending past the film's level (wave propagation) and can thus escape from open containers.

Forms of Rollin film

pluralRollin films

Origin of Rollin film

Named after Bernard V. Rollin.

Questions about Rollin film

What does Rollin film mean?
Rollin film means a 30-nm-thick liquid film of helium in the helium II state, which exhibits a "creeping" effect in response to surfaces extending past the film's level (wave propagation) and can thus escape from open containers.
What part of speech is Rollin film?
Rollin film is a noun.
What is the plural of Rollin film?
The plural of Rollin film is Rollin films.

Words near Rollin film in the dictionary

  1. rollicksomeness
  2. rollicky
  3. rollie
  4. rollies
  5. Rollin
  6. Rollin film
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  8. rollin'
  9. rolling
  10. rolling about
  11. rolling around

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