aeolotropy
See also: æolotropy
English
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Etymology
Noun
aeolotropy (uncountable)
- (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.
- 1881, W. Thomson, Nature No. 628, page 47:
- One of the most curious and interesting things in the mathematics of æolotropy.
- Synonym: anisotropy
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References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.