Cheerio effect

A form of Cheerios effect — The tendency for objects floating on a liquid surface to clump together.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Cheerios effect.
Cite this entry
APA

Cheerio effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheerio%20effect

MLA

“Cheerio effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheerio%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cheerio effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cheerio%20effect.

Source: Cheerio effect on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.