nematic
ne·mat·ic
adj \ni-ˈma-tik\Definition of NEMATIC
: of, relating to, or being the phase of a liquid crystal characterized by arrangement of the long axes of the molecules in parallel lines but not layers — compare cholesteric, smectic
Origin of NEMATIC
International Scientific Vocabulary nemat- + 1-ic
First Known Use: 1923
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