anisotropy

English

Etymology

aniso- +‎ -tropy

Noun

anisotropy (countable and uncountable, plural anisotropies)

1. The property of being directionally dependent.

   Synonym: aeolotropy

   Velvet exhibits anisotropy when rotated about its geometric normal.

2. The degree to which this property is exhibited.

Antonyms

• isotropy

Derived terms

• anisotropic
• anisotropy energy
• bianisotropy
• fluorescence anisotropy
• magnetic anisotropy

 

Translations

the property of being directionally dependent

• Catalan: anisotropia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 各向异性 (zh) (gèxiàngyìxìng)

• Czech: anizotropie f
• Danish: anisotropi c
• Dutch: anisotropie ?
• Finnish: anisotrooppisuus
• French: anisotropie (fr) f
• German: Anisotropie (de) f
• Greek: ανισοτροπία (el) f (anisotropía)
• 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) c
• Turkish: anisotropi

Further reading

• anisotropy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia