anisotropic

English

Etymology

aniso- +‎ -tropic

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Adjective

anisotropic (comparative more anisotropic, superlative most anisotropic)

1. (physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
   • 2015, M. Zeraati, S. M. Vaez Allaei, I. Abdolhosseini Sarsari, M. Pourfath, D. Donadio, “Highly Anistoropic Thermal Conductivity of Arsenene: An ab initio Study”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     The obtained low and anisotropic thermal conductivity, and feasibility of synthesis, in addition to other reports on high electron mobility, make arsenene a promising material for a variety of applications, including thermal management and thermoelectric devices..

   The crystal has an anisotropic structure, as it is stronger along its length than laterally.

Antonyms

• isotropic

Translations

exhibiting anisotropy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 各向异性 (zh) (gèxiàngyìxìng)

• Danish: anisotrop, anisotropisk
• Finnish: anisotrooppinen
• French: anisotrope (fr)
• German: anisotrop (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: anizotróp
• Icelandic: misátta m, stefnuháður m, stefnuhneigður m
• Irish: ainiseatrópach
• Polish: anizotropowy (pl)
• Portuguese: anisotrópico (pt), anisótropo