anisotropy

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English

Etymology

aniso- + -tropy

Noun

anisotropy (uncountable)

1. The property of being directionally dependent.

   Velvet exhibits anisotropy when rotated about its geometric normal.

2. The degree to which this property is exhibited.

Synonyms

• (the property of being directionally dependent): aeolotropy

Antonyms

• isotropy

Derived terms

• anisotropic

Translations

the property of being directionally dependent

Chinese: Mandarin: 各项异性 (zh) Czech: anizotropie (cs) f. Dutch: anisotropie (nl) French: anisotropie (fr) f. German: Anisotropie (de) f. Icelandic: stefnuhneigð (is) m., misáttun (is) f. Italian: anisotropia (it) f.

Polish: anizotropia (pl) f. Portuguese: anisotropia (pt) f. Russian: анизотропия (ru) (anizotropíja) f. Spanish: anisotropía (es) f. Swedish: anisotropi (sv) Turkish: anisotropi (tr)