[ adj ] having properties with different values along different axes <adj.all>
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.
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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.