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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The robot is made from liquid crystal elastomers, which use heat in the surroundings to power movement. 
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2022 In experiments, the team made metamaterials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2022 But no need to worry, because the window is made of a special liquid crystal that can be darkened and lightened at the flick of a switch, for more or less light transmission. James Morris, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 This aims to improve on the electrochromic Panoramic roof in other Taycans, instead using nine liquid crystal panels that can be made increasingly opaque. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 So in the new study, scientists used a different approach: a thin liquid crystal layer that changes colors based on temperature. Claire Hogan, Science | AAAS, 12 Aug. 2021 The thermal control of the liquid crystal coat has several limitations, says Steven Morin, a chemist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2021 This length of liquid crystal actually consists of three separate screens, a large one in front of the driver, a giant one in the center, and a smaller one in front of the passenger. Coral Davenport, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2021 The riddling rack allows bottles to be positioned upside down during the aging process so that sediment can be carefully removed, which gives champagne its bubbles and leaves the liquid crystal clear and not murky. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021 See More
Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2022 In experiments, the team made metamaterials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs). Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2022 But no need to worry, because the window is made of a special liquid crystal that can be darkened and lightened at the flick of a switch, for more or less light transmission. James Morris, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 This aims to improve on the electrochromic Panoramic roof in other Taycans, instead using nine liquid crystal panels that can be made increasingly opaque. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2021 So in the new study, scientists used a different approach: a thin liquid crystal layer that changes colors based on temperature. Claire Hogan, Science | AAAS, 12 Aug. 2021 The thermal control of the liquid crystal coat has several limitations, says Steven Morin, a chemist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2021 This length of liquid crystal actually consists of three separate screens, a large one in front of the driver, a giant one in the center, and a smaller one in front of the passenger. Coral Davenport, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2021 The riddling rack allows bottles to be positioned upside down during the aging process so that sediment can be carefully removed, which gives champagne its bubbles and leaves the liquid crystal clear and not murky. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
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