English Explanatory Dictionary

liquid crystal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A phase of matter similar to a liquid, in which the molecules are arranged regularly in one or two dimensions.
  2. Material in that phase.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-liquid crystal.wav

Word forms

liquid crystal liquid crystals

Related words

nematic smectic discotic lyotropic

Derived words

liquid crystal display

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 液晶 Czech: tekutý krystal Estonian: vedelkristall Finnish: nestekide French: cristal liquide Galician: cristal líquido German: Flüssigkristall Hungarian: folyadékkristály Japanese: 液晶 Korean: 액정 Polish: ciekły kryształ Romanian: cristal lichid Russian: жи́дкий криста́лл Spanish: cristal líquido Swedish: flytande kristall
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