adjective
definition
Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
example
The crystal has an anisotropic structure, as it is stronger along its length than laterally.
Examples of anisotropic in a Sentence
Isotropic etchants attack the material equally in all directions and anisotropic etchants attack the material at different rates in different directions.
In anisotropic bodies, such as crystals, the direction of the magnetization does not in general coincide with that of the magnetic force.
The groundmass consists of optically anisotropic baked clay minerals and abundant dark brown nodules.
In such an environment the probe motion is highly anisotropic.
Thus, the rate of diffusion of ions in grain boundaries is strongly anisotropic.
Due to their anisotropic structure they exhibit relatively high coercivity, however, the energy product is low.
We will now revisit the anisotropic thermal conductivity of quartz.
These atoms lie at each end of the principal axis of the original atoms anisotropic adp ellipsoid.
Liquid anisotropic etching of silicon enables the accurate fabrication of V-shaped grooves to locate optic fibers.
How Magnetic Sensors Work - The Basics anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) occurs in ferrous materials.
In transparent materials with anisotropic dielectric permittivity, important optical effects can be observed.
Also anisotropic refinement causes the ring to flatten out with my new slack restraints.
Minerals creating these colors are said to be anisotropic - the light traveling through the medium is doubly refracted.
When refining TLS parameters there is a list of the refined TLS groups with the derived anisotropic tensor for each atom in the group.
The new anisotropic tensors will be written to the coordinate file in the standard PDB format.