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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
liquid crystal
–noun
| a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. |
[Origin: 1890–95
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| liquid crystal
n. Any of various liquids in which the atoms or molecules are regularly arrayed in either one dimension or two dimensions, the order giving rise to optical properties, such as anisotropic scattering, associated with the crystals. |
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| liquid crystal | |
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| a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids |
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| liquid crystal
Any of various liquids in which molecules are regularly arrayed like a solid crystal along one or two dimensions, but are free in the other dimensions as with typical liquids. Liquid crystals often display unusual and often manipulable optical properties such as anisotropic scattering. See more at LCD. |
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