[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004