- smectic liquid crystals
- смектические жидкие кристаллы
English-Russian dictionary of telecommunications. 2015.
English-Russian dictionary of telecommunications. 2015.
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smectic — 1. adjective Describing a class of liquid crystals whose molecules are aligned in layers, with the molecules lying perpendicular to the plane of the layers 2. noun Such a liquid crystal … Wiktionary
smectic — /smek tik/, adj. Physical Chem. (of liquid crystals) noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes. Cf. nematic. [1665 75 for earlier sense cleansing ; < L smecticus < Gk smektikós, equiv. to… … Universalium
smectic — smec•tic [[t]ˈsmɛk tɪk[/t]] adj. chem. (of liquid crystals) noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers Compare nematic • Etymology: 1920–25; < Fsmectique(1922) < L smēcticus cleansing … From formal English to slang
smectic — /ˈsmɛktɪk/ (say smektik) adjective Physics denoting or relating to one of the forms of liquid crystals. {French smectique} …
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Horst Sackmann — (* 3. Februar 1921[1] in Freiburg im Breisgau; † 2. November 1993 in Halle (Saale) war ein deutscher Chemiker und hatte eine Professur für Physikalische Chemie an der Martin Luther Universität Halle Wittenberg. Besonders bekannt wurde er durch… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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