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ANISOTROPIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anisotropic mean?
• ANISOTROPIC (adjective)
The adjective ANISOTROPIC has 1 sense:
1. not invariant with respect to direction
Familiarity information: ANISOTROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not invariant with respect to direction
Context example:
anisotropic crystals
Similar:
aeolotropic; eolotropic (having properties with different values along different axes)
Antonym:
isotropic (invariant with respect to direction)
Derivation:
anisotropy (the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions)
Context examples
The property of being anisotropic, having a different value when measured in different directions.
(Anisotropy, NCI Thesaurus)
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