In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
AEOLOTROPIC
aeolotropic, eolotropic
(adjective) having properties with different values along different axes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aeolotropic (not comparable)
(physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
Synonyms
• anisotropic
Source: Wiktionary
Æ`o*lo*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physics)
Definition: Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic. Sir W. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACK
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