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eolotropic

eolotropic is the alternative spelling of aeolotropic.

Meaning of aeolotropic

Adjective

aeolotropic (not comparable)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    anisotropic

Questions about eolotropic

What is eolotropic the alternative spelling of?
Eolotropic is the alternative spelling of aeolotropic.

Words near eolotropic in the dictionary

  1. eolith
  2. eolithic
  3. eoliths
  4. eolopile
  5. eolopiles
  6. eolotropic
  7. eolotropy
  8. EOLs
  9. Eolus
  10. EOM
  11. EOMB

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