liquid crystal
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liquid crystal
n.
Any of various liquids in which the atoms or molecules are regularly arrayed along one or two dimensions, the order giving rise to optical properties, such as anisotropic scattering, associated with the crystals.
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liquid crystal
n
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liq′uid crys′tal
n.
a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field, used in electronic displays.
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Noun | 1. | liquid crystal - a liquid exhibiting properties of a crystal that are not shown by ordinary liquids liquid - fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume |
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