anisotropic
Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes.: Compare isotropic (def. 1).
Botany. of different dimensions along different axes.
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Origin of anisotropic
1Other words from anisotropic
- an·i·so·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·i·so·tro·py [an-ahy-so-truh-pee], /ˌæn aɪˈsɒ trə pi/, an·i·so·tro·pism, noun
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How to use anisotropic in a sentence
The only condition requisite for the exhibition of response is the differential excitability of an anisotropic organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseWhether variation of temperature induces in anisotropic organs only one type of response, or two types, positive and negative.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThick lines represent the more excitable side of an anisotropic or dorsiventral organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseIn fact such anisotropic stem of Mimosa acts somewhat like the pulvinus of the same plant.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseBoth are adapted for determining the axes of elasticity and for the differentiation of isotropic and anisotropic bodies.
Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus | Ernst Leitz
British Dictionary definitions for anisotropic
/ (ænˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk, ˌænaɪ-) /
not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directions: anisotropic crystals
(of a plant) responding unequally to an external stimulus in different parts of the plant
Derived forms of anisotropic
- anisotropically, adverb
- anisotropy (ˌænaɪˈsɒtrəpɪ), noun
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Scientific definitions for anisotropic
[ ăn-ī′sə-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk, ăn′ī- ]
Differing according to orientation, as light scattered by a liquid crystal; light striking the liquid crystal's surface at a 90° angle might not be reflected (so the surface appears dark when viewed head-on), while light striking it at shallower angles is reflected (so the surface appears illuminated when viewed from a shallow angle). Compare isotropic.
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