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- [smek-tik]
- /ˈsmɛk tɪk/
- /smˈektɪk/
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- [smek-tik]
- /ˈsmɛk tɪk/
Definitions of smectic word
- adjective smectic noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is in layers or planes. 1
- adjective smectic (of a substance) existing in or having a mesomorphic state in which the molecules are oriented in layers 0
- adjective smectic designating or of a kind of liquid crystal in which the molecules form layers, with the molecules ordered or disordered within each layer 0
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Origin of smectic
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75 for earlier sense “cleansing”; < Latin smēcticus < Greek smēktikós, equivalent to smēkt(ós) smeared, verbid of smḗchein to wash out, clean + -tikos -tic
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Parts of speech for Smectic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
smectic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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