"Cheerios effect" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Derived from the behavior of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cheerios effect
  1. (physics) The tendency for objects floating on a liquid surface to clump together. Wikipedia link: Cheerios effect Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Cheerio effect
    Sense id: en-Cheerios_effect-en-name-b8rm9MHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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