nematic
adj 1noun 1
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adj
1
Whose molecules align in loose parallel lines.
noun
1
A liquid crystal whose molecules align in loose parallel lines.
It is easy to see, however, that the same coefficients in nematics determine the adiabatic deformations also.
For low-molecular-weight nematics, it has been known that the constitutive equation of nematics is entirely different from that for isotropic liquids.
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