anisotropic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not invariant with respect to direction
    • anisotropic crystals

WordNet

An"i*so*trope`, An`i*so*trop"ic adjective (Also<
  • Anisotrope
  • Anisotropic
)
Etymology
Gr. unequal + a turning, to turn.
Definitions
  1. (Physics) Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.

Webster 1913