Anisotrope \An"i*so*trope`\, Anisotropic \An`i*so*trop"ic\, a.
[Gr. ? unequal + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics)
Not isotropic; having different properties in different
directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are
optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
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