"anisotropy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: anisotropies [plural]
Etymology: aniso- + -tropy Etymology templates: {{af|en|aniso-|-tropy}} aniso- + -tropy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} anisotropy (countable and uncountable, plural anisotropies)
  1. The property of being directionally dependent. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Sciences Synonyms: aeolotropy Translations (the property of being directionally dependent): anisotropia [feminine] (Catalan), 各向异性 (gèxiàngyìxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), anizotropie [feminine] (Czech), anisotropi [common-gender] (Danish), anisotropie (Dutch), anisotrooppisuus (Finnish), anisotropie [feminine] (French), Anisotropie [feminine] (German), ανισοτροπία (anisotropía) [feminine] (Greek), stefnuhneigð [masculine] (Icelandic), misáttun [feminine] (Icelandic), ainiseatrópacht [feminine] (Irish), anisotropia [feminine] (Italian), anizotropia [feminine] (Polish), anisotropia [feminine] (Portuguese), анизотропи́я (anizotropíja) [feminine] (Russian), anisotropía [feminine] (Spanish), anisotropi [common-gender] (Swedish), anisotropi (Turkish)
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  2. The degree to which this property is exhibited. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-anisotropy-en-noun-XJu6rw-R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with aniso-, English terms suffixed with -tropy, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with aniso-: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropy: 53 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anisotropic, anisotropy energy, bianisotropy, fluorescence anisotropy, magnetic anisotropy

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