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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. not invariant with respect to direction;
- Example: "anisotropic crystals"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

aeolotropic \aeolotropic\, AEolotropic \[AE]`o*lo*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. ? changeful + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics) Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; having properties with different values along different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts, synonymous with anisotropic. [Also spelled eolotropic.] --Sir W. Thomson. Syn: [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Anisotrope \An"i*so*trope`\, Anisotropic \An`i*so*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics) Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

anisotropic adj 1: not invariant with respect to direction; "anisotropic crystals" [ant: isotropic, isotropous]