aeolotropy

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See also: æolotropy

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Etymology

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From aeolo- +‎ -tropy.

Noun

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aeolotropy (uncountable)

  1. (physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
    Synonym: anisotropy
    • 1881, W. Thomson, Nature No. 628, page 47:
      One of the most curious and interesting things in the mathematics of æolotropy.
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