aeolotropy

See also: æolotropy

English

Alternative forms

• æolotropy, eolotropy

Etymology

From aeolo- +‎ -tropy.

Noun

aeolotropy (uncountable)

1. (physics) The phenomenon whereby the physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) of a body depend on the direction in which they are measured.

   Synonym: anisotropy

   • 1881, W. Thomson, Nature No. 628, page 47:

     One of the most curious and interesting things in the mathematics of æolotropy.

Related terms

• aeolotropic

References

• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Aeolotropy”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.