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teapot effect

teapot effect noun: the phenomenon whereby a liquid being poured from a container runs down the spout or the body of the container instead of flowing out in an arc.

Noun

teapot effect

  1. The phenomenon whereby a liquid being poured from a container runs down the spout or the body of the container instead of flowing out in an arc.

Questions about teapot effect

What does teapot effect mean?
Teapot effect means the phenomenon whereby a liquid being poured from a container runs down the spout or the body of the container instead of flowing out in an arc.
What part of speech is teapot effect?
Teapot effect is a noun.

Words near teapot effect in the dictionary

  1. Tean
  2. Teaneck
  3. teaness
  4. Teans
  5. teapot
  6. teapot effect
  7. teapotful
  8. teapotfuls
  9. teapotism
  10. teapotlike
  11. teapots

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