smectic
smectic · smectics
A liquid crystal having the molecules aligned in this wayA liquid crystal having the molecules aligned in this way; a phase of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are so aligned.
Meaning
1 sensesA liquid crystal having the molecules aligned in this way; a phase of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are so aligned.
Origin
From Latin smecticus, from Ancient Greek σμηκτικός (smēktikós), from σμήχειν (smḗkhein, “tFrom Latin smecticus, from Ancient Greek σμηκτικός (smēktikós), from σμήχειν (smḗkhein, “to wipe, to cleanse”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
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