Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheerios effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: chee-rios -ef-fect
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The tendency for objects floating on a liquid surface to clump together.

Etymology

Derived from the behavior of Cheerios breakfast cereal.

Inflected Forms

Cheerio effect (alternative)

Questions

What does cheerios effect mean?: The tendency for objects floating on a liquid surface to clump together.
Where does cheerios effect come from?: Derived from the behavior of Cheerios breakfast cereal.

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