aeolotropy

See also: æolotropy

English

Alternative forms

æolotropy, eolotropy

Etymology

aeolo- +‎ -tropy

Noun

aeolotropy (uncountable)

(physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g, electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.
- 1881, W. Thomson, Nature No. 628, pages 47:
  One of the most curious and interesting things in the mathematics of æolotropy.
Synonym: anisotropy

Related terms

aeolotropic

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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