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Definition of: anisotropic
(an·ī′sə·trop′ik) adjective
1. Physics Having different properties in different directions, as when a fibrous substance conducts heat more rapidly along its fibers than across them.
2. Bot. Responding unequally to external influences, as plant organs.
3. Optics Exhibiting double refraction, as a lens or mineral. Also eolitropic. Compare ISOTROPIC.
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