Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain fountain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
chain -foun-tain
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Inflected Forms

chain fountains (plural)

Questions

What does chain fountain mean?
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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