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dispiration

dispiration noun: a singularity associated with screw symmetry or a screw displacement, especially in liquid crystals and crystalline polymers; related to dislocation and disclination.

Noun

dispiration (plural dispirations)

  1. A singularity associated with screw symmetry or a screw displacement, especially in liquid crystals and crystalline polymers; related to dislocation and disclination.

Forms of dispiration

pluraldispirations

Questions about dispiration

What does dispiration mean?
Dispiration means a singularity associated with screw symmetry or a screw displacement, especially in liquid crystals and crystalline polymers; related to dislocation and disclination.
What part of speech is dispiration?
Dispiration is a noun.
What is the plural of dispiration?
The plural of dispiration is dispirations.

Words near dispiration in the dictionary

  1. disphenoids
  2. disphotic
  3. disphyllid
  4. disphyllids
  5. dispicable
  6. dispiration
  7. dispirations
  8. dispirit
  9. dispirited
  10. dispiritedly
  11. dispiritedness

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