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The slight dip in a graduated cylinder is called a meniscus.
It's called Ya Mum's Panis
Adhesion is responsible for the surface of the water in a graduated cylinder that is slightly curved at the sides.
it is important to keep the graduated cylinder on a flat surface when reading the meniscus so that your groogies dont escape and so that the results are good
You must read from the bottom of the meniscus. In a narrow, graduated glass cylinder, water has a slightly domed surface, with the centre being higher than the side, so giving a false reading if the centre height is taken.