aeolotropic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌiːələʊˈtrɒpɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ē′ə lō trop′ik, -trō′pik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ae•o•lo•trop•ic  (ē′ə lō trop′ik, -trō′pik),USA pronunciation adj. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsnot isotropic; anisotropic.
  • Greek aiólo(s) fickle, changeful + -tropic
  • 1865–70
ae•o•lot•ro•py  (ē′ə lo′trə pē),USA pronunciation ae′o•lot′ro•pism, n. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aeolotropic / ˌiːələʊˈtrɒpɪk/
  1. a less common word for anisotropic
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek aiolos fickle + -tropic

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