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nematic definition

ne·matic (nē mat′ik, nə-)

adjective

designating a kind of liquid crystal in which the molecules spontaneously align themselves with their axes parallel

Etymology: nemat(o)- + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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