"Kaye effect" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Kaye effects [plural]
Etymology: Named after British engineer Alan Kaye who first described the effect in 1963. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kaye effect (plural Kaye effects)
  1. (fluid dynamics) A phenomenon where pouring a viscous mixture of an organic liquid onto a surface causes a jet of liquid to spout upward from the surface while merging with the descending one. Categories (topical): Fluid dynamics

Inflected forms

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