ANISOTROPIC


Meaning of ANISOTROPIC in English

[ ˌanʌɪsə(ʊ)'trɒpɪk ]

■ adjective Physics having a different magnitude or properties when measured in different directions.

Derivatives

~ally adverb

anisotropy -'sɒtrəpi noun

Origin

C19: from Gk anisos 'unequal' + tropos 'turn' + -ic .

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