nematodynamics

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noun

The study of the orientation dynamics of nematic (flowless) liquid crystals

OriginEnglish dynamics ← French dynamique ← Ancient Greek δυναμικός (dunamikós) →
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Meanings

nounnematodynamics (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe study of the orientation dynamics of nematic (flowless) liquid crystals

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekνέω (néō)
  3. Ancient Greekνῆμᾰ (nêmă)
  4. Englishnemat-
  5. Englishnemato-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dunamai
  8. Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμαι (dŭ́nămai)
  9. Ancient Greekδύναμις (dúnamis)
  10. Ancient Greekδυναμικός (dunamikós)
  11. Frenchdynamique
  12. Englishdynamic
  13. Englishdynamics
  14. Englishnematodynamics

From nemato- + dynamics.

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APA

nematodynamics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematodynamics

MLA

“nematodynamics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematodynamics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nematodynamics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nematodynamics.

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