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Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes. Compare isotropic (def. 1).
2.
Botany. of different dimensions along different axes.
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Anisotropic
is always a great word to know.
So is sonograph. Does it mean:
| the property of a fluid that resists the force tending to cause the fluid to flow; the measure of the extent to which a fluid possesses this property |
| an instrument that produces a graphic, visible representation of sound |
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anisotropic
1879, a compound variously explained as formed from Gk. anisos "unequal" (from an- "not" + iso- "equal") + tropikos "belonging to a turning," from tropos "a turning" (see trope), or as an- "not" + isotropic.
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anisotropic an·i·so·trop·ic (ān-ī'sə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)
adj.
Not isotropic.
Having physical properties that differ according to the direction of measurement.
an·i'so·trop'i·cal·ly adv.
an'i·sot'ro·pism (-sŏt'rə-pĭz'əm) or an'i·sot'ro·py (-sŏt'rə-pē) n.
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anisotropic  (ān-ī'sə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk, ān'ī-) Pronunciation Key
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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