The Collaborative International Dictionary
aeolotropic \aeolotropic\, AEolotropic \[AE]`o*lo*trop"ic\, a.
[Gr. ? changeful + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics)
Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different
directions; having properties with different values along
different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts,
synonymous with anisotropic. [Also spelled eolotropic.]
--Sir W. Thomson.
Syn:
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. (context physics mathematics English) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
WordNet
adj. not invariant with respect to direction; "anisotropic crystals" [ant: isotropic]
Usage examples of "anisotropic".
It's still a superfluid of neutrons, apparently, but of a different mode from the Air: it's anisotropic—it has different properties in different directions.
Here, drifting through this anisotropic nightmare, it was as if she were fearing for her brother for the first time.
However, the research soon produced the secondary discovery that certain pure anisotropic crystals grown in pairs from nearly identical "twin" atoms had a property which became known as "symbiotic resonance.
The anisotropic nature of the 3K cosmic background radiation, showing an inexplicable “drift”.
The anisotropic nature of the 3K cosmic background radiation, showing an inexplicable "drift".
A real forest is anisotropic thicker on the bottom thinner on the top This doesn t grow in any direction it just is She sighed Whatever you like "Why?
The anisotropic nature of the 3K cosmic background radiation, showing an inexplicable “.