anisotropy

English

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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 (cmn)

• Czech: anizotropie (cs) f
• Dutch: anisotropie (nl)
• Finnish: anisotrooppisuus (fi)
• 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)