anisotropia

See also: anisotropía

Catalan

Etymology

From aniso- +‎ -tropia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ə.ni.zu.tɾuˈpi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ni.zo.tɾuˈpi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [a.ni.zo.tɾoˈpi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia

Noun

anisotropia f (plural anisotropies)

1. (mineralogy, physics) anisotropy

Further reading

• “anisotropia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “anisotropia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “anisotropia”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English anisotropy)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑn.isoˌtropiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝n.is̠o̞ˌt̪ro̞piɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -opiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): an‧i‧so‧tro‧pi‧a, a‧ni‧so‧tro‧pi‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧iso‧tropia, aniso‧tropia

Noun

anisotropia

1. (physics, chemistry) anisotropy

   Synonym: anisotrooppisuus

Declension

Inflection of anisotropia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		anisotropia	anisotropiat
genitive		anisotropian	anisotropioiden anisotropioitten
partitive		anisotropiaa	anisotropioita
illative		anisotropiaan	anisotropioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		anisotropia	anisotropiat
accusative	nom.	anisotropia	anisotropiat
	gen.	anisotropian
genitive		anisotropian	anisotropioiden anisotropioitten anisotropiain rare
partitive		anisotropiaa	anisotropioita
inessive		anisotropiassa	anisotropioissa
elative		anisotropiasta	anisotropioista
illative		anisotropiaan	anisotropioihin
adessive		anisotropialla	anisotropioilla
ablative		anisotropialta	anisotropioilta
allative		anisotropialle	anisotropioille
essive		anisotropiana	anisotropioina
translative		anisotropiaksi	anisotropioiksi
abessive		anisotropiatta	anisotropioitta
instructive		—	anisotropioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of anisotropia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anisotropiani anisotropiani accusative nom. anisotropiani anisotropiani gen. anisotropiani genitive anisotropiani anisotropioideni anisotropioitteni anisotropiaini rare partitive anisotropiaani anisotropioitani inessive anisotropiassani anisotropioissani elative anisotropiastani anisotropioistani illative anisotropiaani anisotropioihini adessive anisotropiallani anisotropioillani ablative anisotropialtani anisotropioiltani allative anisotropialleni anisotropioilleni essive anisotropianani anisotropioinani translative anisotropiakseni anisotropioikseni abessive anisotropiattani anisotropioittani instructive — — comitative — anisotropioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative anisotropiasi anisotropiasi accusative nom. anisotropiasi anisotropiasi gen. anisotropiasi genitive anisotropiasi anisotropioidesi anisotropioittesi anisotropiaisi rare partitive anisotropiaasi anisotropioitasi inessive anisotropiassasi anisotropioissasi elative anisotropiastasi anisotropioistasi illative anisotropiaasi anisotropioihisi adessive anisotropiallasi anisotropioillasi ablative anisotropialtasi anisotropioiltasi allative anisotropiallesi anisotropioillesi essive anisotropianasi anisotropioinasi translative anisotropiaksesi anisotropioiksesi abessive anisotropiattasi anisotropioittasi instructive — — comitative — anisotropioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anisotropiamme anisotropiamme accusative nom. anisotropiamme anisotropiamme gen. anisotropiamme genitive anisotropiamme anisotropioidemme anisotropioittemme anisotropiaimme rare partitive anisotropiaamme anisotropioitamme inessive anisotropiassamme anisotropioissamme elative anisotropiastamme anisotropioistamme illative anisotropiaamme anisotropioihimme adessive anisotropiallamme anisotropioillamme ablative anisotropialtamme anisotropioiltamme allative anisotropiallemme anisotropioillemme essive anisotropianamme anisotropioinamme translative anisotropiaksemme anisotropioiksemme abessive anisotropiattamme anisotropioittamme instructive — — comitative — anisotropioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative anisotropianne anisotropianne accusative nom. anisotropianne anisotropianne gen. anisotropianne genitive anisotropianne anisotropioidenne anisotropioittenne anisotropiainne rare partitive anisotropiaanne anisotropioitanne inessive anisotropiassanne anisotropioissanne elative anisotropiastanne anisotropioistanne illative anisotropiaanne anisotropioihinne adessive anisotropiallanne anisotropioillanne ablative anisotropialtanne anisotropioiltanne allative anisotropiallenne anisotropioillenne essive anisotropiananne anisotropioinanne translative anisotropiaksenne anisotropioiksenne abessive anisotropiattanne anisotropioittanne instructive — — comitative — anisotropioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative anisotropiansa anisotropiansa accusative nom. anisotropiansa anisotropiansa gen. anisotropiansa genitive anisotropiansa anisotropioidensa anisotropioittensa anisotropiainsa rare partitive anisotropiaansa anisotropioitaan anisotropioitansa inessive anisotropiassaan anisotropiassansa anisotropioissaan anisotropioissansa elative anisotropiastaan anisotropiastansa anisotropioistaan anisotropioistansa illative anisotropiaansa anisotropioihinsa adessive anisotropiallaan anisotropiallansa anisotropioillaan anisotropioillansa ablative anisotropialtaan anisotropialtansa anisotropioiltaan anisotropioiltansa allative anisotropialleen anisotropiallensa anisotropioilleen anisotropioillensa essive anisotropianaan anisotropianansa anisotropioinaan anisotropioinansa translative anisotropiakseen anisotropiaksensa anisotropioikseen anisotropioiksensa abessive anisotropiattaan anisotropiattansa anisotropioittaan anisotropioittansa instructive — — comitative — anisotropioineen anisotropioinensa

Related terms

• anisotrooppinen

Italian

Etymology

From an- +‎ isotropia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni.zo.troˈpi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧so‧tro‧pì‧a

Noun

anisotropia f (plural anisotropie)

1. (physics) anisotropy

   Antonym: isotropia

Related terms

• anisotropo

Further reading

• anisotropia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• anisotropia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• anisotropia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• anisotropìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• “aniṡotropìa”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From aniso- +‎ -tropia or anisótropo +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ni.zo.tɾoˈpi.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ni.zɔ.tɾuˈpi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧ni‧so‧tro‧pi‧a

Noun

anisotropia f (plural anisotropias)

1. (biology, mineralogy, physics) anisotropy (the property of being directionally dependent)

   Antonym: isotropia

Related terms

• anisotrópico
• anisótropo

Further reading

• “anisotropia”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “anisotropia”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “anisotropia” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “anisotropia”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “anisotropia”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “anisotropia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026