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11liquid crystal — a liquid having certain crystalline characteristics, esp. different optical properties in different directions when exposed to an electric field. [1890 95] * * * Substance that flows like a liquid but maintains some of the ordered structure… …
12Liquid crystal display — LCD redirects here. For other uses, see LCD (disambiguation). Reflective twisted nematic liquid crystal display. Polarizing filter film with a vertical axis to polarize light as it enters. Glass substrate with ITO electrodes. The shapes of these… …
13Liquid crystal — Schlieren texture of liquid crystal nematic phase Liquid crystals (LCs) are a state of matter that have properties between those of a conventional liquid and those of a solid crystal.[1] For instance, an LC may flow like a liquid, but its… …
14filter — 1. A porous substance through which a liquid or gas is passed in order to separate it from contained particulate matter or impurities to sterilize. SYN: filtrum. 2. To use or to subject to the action of a f.. 3. In diagno …
15Filter funnel — A filter funnel is a laboratory funnel used for separating solids from liquids via the laboratory process of filtering.In order to achieve this, a disk shaped piece of filter paper is usually folded into a cone and placed within the funnel. The… …
16Filter (chemistry) — In domestic food and drink preparation where bulk solids are removed from liquids, this is often called a strainer. Filtrate is the liquid produced after filtering a suspension of a solid in a liquid.Filtrand (or Residue) is the solid residue… …
17filter-pressing — Process that occurs during crystallization of certain igneous rocks, in which liquid is separated from the crystals by pressure. As the crystals grow and accumulate in magma, a crystal mesh may be formed. Pressure applied by the weight of… …
18filter — filterer, n. /fil teuhr/, n. 1. any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids. 2. any device, as a tank or tube,… …
19filter — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment or a substance that you pass gas or liquid through to remove unwanted substances: a water filter 2 a piece of glass or plastic that changes the amount or colour of light allowed into a camera or telescope 1 3 a… …
20Filter press — The filter press is an industrial machine, used for solid/liquid separation processes. The solid/liquid separation process with the filter press, is gotten through filtering cloths and plates. The filter presses are assembled with two different… …
