anisotropic Definition
an·iso·tropic (an ī′sō träp′ik)
anisotropic Related Forms
an′·isot′ro·py (an′ī sä′trə pē) noun or an′·isot′ro·pism′-piz′əm
an·i′so·trop′i·cally adverb
anisotropic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- tensor: The new anisotropic tensors will be written to the coordinate file in the standard PDB format.
- etching: Liquid anisotropic etching of silicon enables the accurate fabrication of V-shaped grooves to locate optic fibers.
- scaling: If you have high anisotropy in the data, use anisotropic scaling.
- conductivity: We will now revisit the anisotropic thermal conductivity of quartz.
- refinement: Also anisotropic refinement causes the ring to flatten out with my new slack restraints.
- adhesive: Anisotropic adhesives offer the potential of good electrical connectivity and mechanical strength.
Modifying Another Word
- optically: The groundmass consists of optically anisotropic baked clay minerals and abundant dark brown nodules.
- highly: In such an environment the probe motion is highly anisotropic.
- strongly: Thus, the rate of diffusion of ions in grain boundaries is strongly anisotropic.
- very: The composite structure makes wood very anisotropic: its K c in splitting mode ( cracks parallel to grain ) is very low.
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