ANISOTROPIC

anisotropic

(adjective) not invariant with respect to direction; “anisotropic crystals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

anisotropic (comparative more anisotropic, superlative most anisotropic)

(physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.

Antonyms

• isotropic

Source: Wiktionary


An"i*so*trope`, An`i*so*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physics)

Definition: Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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