aeolotropic
aeolotropic adjective: pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
Adjective
aeolotropic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
- An individual body […] may be isotropic in one quality or class of qualities, but æolotropic in others.1867, W. Thomson, P. G. Tait, Treatise on Natural Philosophy vol. 1, page 518
- On extending his [Mitscherlich's] inquiry to other aelotropic crystals he observed a similar variation, and was thus led, in 1825, to the discovery that aelotropic crystals, when heated, expand unequally in the direction of dissimilar axes.1911, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edn. vol. 18, page 627
- Synonyms:
- anisotropic
aeolotropic meaning in Kannada
aeolotropic in Kannada
- ಅಸಮಭೌತಿಕ
Synonyms of aeolotropic
Forms of aeolotropic
| alternative form | eolotropic |
|---|---|
| alternative form | aelotropic |
| alternative form | elotropic |
| alternative form | æolotropic |
Origin of aeolotropic
From aeolo- + -tropic.
Questions about aeolotropic
- What does aeolotropic mean?
- Aeolotropic means pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured.
- What is aeolotropic in Kannada?
- Aeolotropic in Kannada is ಅಸಮಭೌತಿಕ. See Aeolotropic meaning in Kannada.
- What part of speech is aeolotropic?
- Aeolotropic is an adjective.
Words near aeolotropic in the dictionary
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