pretilt

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noun

A deviation from the perpendicular in the orientation of the director of a liquid crystal.

OriginEnglish tilt ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpretilt (plural pretilts)

plural pretilts

  1. chemistryA deviation from the perpendicular in the orientation of the director of a liquid crystal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishtilt
  10. Englishpretilt

From pre- + tilt.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

triplet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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