NEMATIC


Meaning of NEMATIC in English

[ nɪ'matɪk ]

■ adjective relating to or denoting a state of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are oriented in parallel but not arranged in well-defined planes. Compare with smectic .

Origin

1920s: from Gk nēma , nēmat- 'thread' + -ic .

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