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disclination

disclination noun: any of several defects in rotational symmetry, especially in the orientation of the molecules of a liquid crystal; related to dislocation and dispiration.

Noun

disclination (countable and uncountable, plural disclinations)

  1. Any of several defects in rotational symmetry, especially in the orientation of the molecules of a liquid crystal; related to dislocation and dispiration.
  2. extorsion

Forms of disclination

pluraldisclinations

Questions about disclination

What does disclination mean?
Disclination means any of several defects in rotational symmetry, especially in the orientation of the molecules of a liquid crystal; related to dislocation and dispiration.
What part of speech is disclination?
Disclination is a noun.
What is the plural of disclination?
The plural of disclination is disclinations.

Words near disclination in the dictionary

  1. disclike
  2. disclimactic
  3. disclimax
  4. disclimaxes
  5. disclinated
  6. disclination
  7. disclinations
  8. discloak
  9. discloaked
  10. discloaks
  11. disclosable

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