anisotropy

English

Etymology

aniso- +‎ -tropy

Noun

anisotropy (countable and uncountable, plural anisotropies)

The property of being directionally dependent.
Velvet exhibits anisotropy when rotated about its geometric normal.
The degree to which this property is exhibited.

Synonyms

(the property of being directionally dependent): aeolotropy

Antonyms

isotropy

Derived terms

anisotropic

Translations

the property of being directionally dependent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 各向异性 (zh) (gèxiàngyìxìng)
Czech: anizotropie f
Danish: anisotropi c
Dutch: anisotropie
Finnish: anisotrooppisuus
French: anisotropie (fr) f
German: Anisotropie f
Icelandic: stefnuhneigð m, misáttun f

Irish: ainiseatrópacht f
Italian: anisotropia (it) f
Polish: anizotropia (pl) f
Portuguese: anisotropia f
Russian: анизотропи́я (ru) f (anizotropíja)
Spanish: anisotropía (es) f
Swedish: anisotropi (sv)
Turkish: anisotropi

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