anisotrope

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anisotrope - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]