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liquid crystal
noun
: an organic liquid whose physical properties resemble those of a crystal in the formation of loosely ordered molecular arrays similar to a regular crystalline lattice and the anisotropic refraction of light
Examples of liquid crystal in a Sentence
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Because liquid crystal displays have a backlight, the background doesn’t become black.
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Benj Edwards and Jose Zagal, Ars Technica, 15 May 2024
Instead of using liquid crystal pixels, the chip had little mirrors, and the angle of mirrors can be altered.
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Benj Edwards and Jose Zagal, Ars Technica, 15 May 2024
Squeeze the membrane just a little bit, and the lipids condense into a highly aligned liquid crystal.
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Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2018
The panel is an LCD (short for liquid crystal display) sheet that can produce images when electricity flows through it.
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PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
His company’s 3-D cinema system uses a liquid crystal filter to circularly polarize light.
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IEEE Spectrum, 30 Dec. 2010
The twin micro-OLED displays deliver exceptionally high resolution and sharp contrast, significantly outperforming the liquid crystal displays in most VR headsets.
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Sanjit Singh Dang, Phd, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
In the new study, the researchers coupled chiral liquid crystals with fluorescent dyes that emitted red, green, or blue light.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2023
Although chiral liquid crystals are widely used in display and imaging technologies, previous applications were limited to chiral liquid crystals that were relatively fluid in how their molecules were arranged.
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IEEE Spectrum, 16 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
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“Liquid crystal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquid%20crystal. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Medical Definition
liquid crystal
noun
: an organic liquid whose physical properties resemble those of a crystal in the formation of loosely ordered molecular arrays similar to a regular crystalline lattice and the anisotropic refraction of light
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