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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.

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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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