adjective
- relating to or denoting a state of a liquid crystal in which the molecules are arranged in layers with their long axes roughly parallel
Usage: chemistry; physics
Examples
- The smectic phase occurs at temperatures between the nematic and crystalline phases.
- Scientists studied the smectic liquid crystal’s layered molecular structure.
- The display technology relies on smectic liquid crystals for better image quality.
- In the smectic state, molecules maintain positional order within layers.
- The transition from nematic to smectic phase was observed under the microscope.