adjective
- Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes.Compare isotropic(def 1).
- Botany. of different dimensions along different axes.
adjective
- not isotropic; having different physical properties in different directionsanisotropic crystals
- (of a plant) responding unequally to an external stimulus in different parts of the plant
adj.
- Not isotropic.
- Having physical properties that differ according to the direction of measurement.
- Differing according to orientation, as light scattered by a liquid crystal; light striking the liquid crystal’s surface at a 90° angle might not be reflected (so the surface appears dark when viewed head-on), while light striking it at shallower angles is reflected (so the surface appears illuminated when viewed from a shallow angle). Compare isotropic.