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pretilt

pretilt noun: a deviation from the perpendicular in the orientation of the director of a liquid crystal.

Noun

pretilt (plural pretilts)

  1. A deviation from the perpendicular in the orientation of the director of a liquid crystal.

Forms of pretilt

pluralpretilts

Origin of pretilt

From pre- + tilt.

Words formed from pretilt

  • pretilted

Questions about pretilt

What does pretilt mean?
Pretilt means a deviation from the perpendicular in the orientation of the director of a liquid crystal.
What part of speech is pretilt?
Pretilt is a noun.
What is the plural of pretilt?
The plural of pretilt is pretilts.

Words near pretilt in the dictionary

  1. pretightened
  2. pretightening
  3. pretightens
  4. Pretiglian
  5. pretilachlor
  6. pretilt
  7. pretilts
  8. pretimed
  9. pretimely
  10. pretin
  11. pretinned

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