chain fountain

noun

A contrivance involving a chain of beads placed inside a jar: when one end of the chain is removed from the jar and allowed to fall to the floor, it establishes a self-sustaining flow of the chain which rises up into an arch as if being sucked by an invisible siphon.

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Meanings

nounchain fountain (plural chain fountains)

plural chain fountains

  1. A contrivance involving a chain of beads placed inside a jar: when one end of the chain is removed from the jar and allowed to fall to the floor, it establishes a self-sustaining flow of the chain which rises up into an arch as if being sucked by an invisible siphon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mould effect
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APA

chain fountain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20fountain

MLA

“chain fountain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20fountain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain fountain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20fountain.

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