adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured. not-comparable

   "An individual body […] may be isotropic in one quality or class of qualities, but æolotropic in others."

Adjective

1. 1
   having properties with different values along different axes wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anisotropicanisotropiceolotropic

Example

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"An individual body […] may be isotropic in one quality or class of qualities, but æolotropic in others."

Etymology

From aeolo- + -tropic.

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