anisotropy

English

Etymology

aniso- +‎ -tropy

Noun

anisotropy (countable and uncountable, plural anisotropies)

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: 各向异性 (zh) (gèxiàngyìxìng)

• Czech: anizotropie f
• Danish: anisotropi c
• Dutch: anisotropie
• Finnish: anisotrooppisuus
• French: anisotropie (fr) f
• German: Anisotropie f
• Greek: ανισοτροπία (el) f (anisotropía)
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• Icelandic: stefnuhneigð m, misáttun f
• Irish: ainiseatrópacht f
• Italian: anisotropia (it) f
• Polish: anizotropia (pl) f
• Portuguese: anisotropia f
• Russian: анизотропи́я (ru) f (anizotropíja)
• Spanish: anisotropía (es) f
• Swedish: anisotropi (sv)
• Turkish: anisotropi

Further reading

• anisotropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia