Nematic Definition

nə-mătĭk
adjective
Designating a kind of liquid crystal in which the molecules spontaneously align themselves with their axes parallel.
Webster's New World
noun
A liquid crystal whose molecules align in loose parallel lines.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Nematic

Noun

Singular:
nematic
Plural:
nematics

Origin of Nematic

  • From Ancient Greek νήματος (nÄ“matos), genitive of νῆμα (nÄ“ma, “thread").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Greek nēma nēmat- thread (s)nē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

NNENEM

Words Ending With

CICTIC

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Words Starting With N and Ending With C

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With N7 Letter Words Ending With C