Anisotropic

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  aeolotropic \aeolotropic\, AEolotropic \[AE]`o*lo*trop"ic\, a.
     [Gr. ? changeful + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics)
     Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different
     directions; having properties with different values along
     different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts,
     synonymous with {anisotropic}. [Also spelled {eolotropic}.]


     --Sir W. Thomson.
  
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          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anisotrope \An"i*so*trope`\, Anisotropic \An`i*so*trop"ic\, a.
     [Gr. ? unequal + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics)
     Not isotropic; having different properties in different
     directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are
     optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anisotropic
       adj : not invariant with respect to direction; "anisotropic
             crystals" [ant: {isotropic}]