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swimming(dictionary)
swimming cap(dictionary)
swimming(dictionary)
Swimming(medicine)
swimming(encyclopedia)
free-swimming(medicine)
swimming test(medicine)
Gel - Synchro Swimming(gambling)
swimming speed(medicine)

swimming cap (oh) and nematic (iou)


swimming cap (oh)



n [C]
a tight-fitting rubber hat that you wear when you are swimming to keep your hair dry

nematic (iou)



nematic adjective & noun. E20.
[from Greek nemat-, nema thread + -IC.]
Physical Chemistry.
A. adjective. Designating (the state of) a mesophase or liquid crystal in which the molecules are oriented in parallel but not arranged in well-defined planes. Opp. smectic. E20.
b. noun. A nematic substance. L20.