"anisotropic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-anisotropic.ogg [US] Forms: more anisotropic [comparative], most anisotropic [superlative]
Etymology: aniso- + -tropic Etymology templates: {{af|en|aniso-|-tropic}} aniso- + -tropic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anisotropic (comparative more anisotropic, superlative most anisotropic)
  1. (physics, mathematics) Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics Derived forms: anisotropically, anisotropicity, bianisotropic Translations (exhibiting anisotropy): anisòtrop (Catalan), 各向异性 (gèxiàngyìxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), anisotrop (Danish), anisotropisk (Danish), anisotrooppinen (Finnish), anisotrope (French), anisotrop (German), anizotróp (Hungarian), misátta [masculine] (Icelandic), stefnuháður [masculine] (Icelandic), stefnuhneigður [masculine] (Icelandic), ainiseatrópach (Irish), anisotropo (Italian), anizotropowy (Polish), anisotrópico (Portuguese), anisótropo (Portuguese), anisotrópico (Spanish), anisótropo (Spanish)

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