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coffee ring

noun

  1. a coffeecake shaped like a ring, plain or fruited, often with a topping of raisins, ground nuts, and icing.


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Origin of coffee ring1

First recorded in 1920–25
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In recent papers they have examined the quantum mechanics of caffeine, the thermal properties of stovetop coffee-maker steam, the capillary action of the “coffee ring effect†and the low-viscosity-liquid dynamics of hot coffee.

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In the coffee ring effect, water drying at the edges is replenished from the center of the droplet, and that fluid flow carries particles to the edge, forming the dark ring.

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“You can always sell them something else. Some dinner rolls, a coffee ring for tomorrow’s breakfast.â€

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And over there – my mind has a coffee ring stain and a leather bookmark with tattered fringes peeking out the top.

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This is known as the "coffee ring effect," and recently, researchers have determined that the shape of the particles in the liquid is an important factor in creating this pattern.

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