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nematics

nematics is the plural of nematic.

Meaning of nematic

Noun

nematic (plural nematics)

  1. A liquid crystal whose molecules align in loose parallel lines.
    • It is easy to see, however, that the same coefficients in nematics determine the adiabatic deformations also.1984, L D Landau, L. P. Pitaevskii, A. M. Kosevich, E.M. Lifshitz, Theory of Elasticity, volume 7, page 147

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Questions about nematics

What is nematics the plural of?
Nematics is the plural of nematic.

Words near nematics in the dictionary

  1. nematicide
  2. nematicides
  3. nematicity
  4. nematicon
  5. nematicons
  6. nematics
  7. nematistiid
  8. nematistiids
  9. nemato-
  10. nematoad
  11. nematoblast

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