"photoalignment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: photoalignments [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + alignment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|alignment}} photo- + alignment Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} photoalignment (usually uncountable, plural photoalignments)
  1. (physics) The light-induced alignment of certain liquid crystals. Tags: uncountable, usually

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