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.

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Meanings

nounRollin film (plural Rollin films)

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.

Origin

Named after Bernard V. Rollin.

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Rollin film. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rollin%20film

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