Hypertext Webster Gateway: "anisotropic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
anisotropic
adj : not invariant with respect to direction; "anisotropic
crystals" [ant: {isotropic}]
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