English

Alternative forms

• æolotropy
• eolotropy

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

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

Synonyms

• anisotropy

Related terms

• aeolotropic

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editor (1884–1928) A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697; and The Oxford English Dictionary; being a Corrected Re-issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (the First Supplement), Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1933, OCLC 2748467.