Anisotropic Definition

ăn-īsə-trŏpĭk, -trōpĭk
adjective
Not isotropic.
American Heritage
Assuming a new position in response to external stimuli.
Webster's New World
Having properties that differ based on the direction of measurement.
American Heritage
Having properties, such as conductivity or speed of transmission of light, etc., that vary according to the direction in which they are measured.
Webster's New World

(physics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.

The crystal has an anisotropic structure, as it is stronger along its length than laterally.
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Origin of Anisotropic

  • aniso- +‎ -tropic

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Anisotropic Sentence Examples

  • Isotropic etchants attack the material equally in all directions and anisotropic etchants attack the material at different rates in different directions.

  • In anisotropic bodies, such as crystals, the direction of the magnetization does not in general coincide with that of the magnetic force.

  • The groundmass consists of optically anisotropic baked clay minerals and abundant dark brown nodules.

  • In such an environment the probe motion is highly anisotropic.

  • Thus, the rate of diffusion of ions in grain boundaries is strongly anisotropic.

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