anisotrope
An"i*so*trope`, An`i*so*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physics) Defn: Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.
An"i*so*trope`, An`i*so*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physics) Defn: Not isotropic; having different properties in different directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.