Associations to the word «Anisotropy»

Wiktionary

ANISOTROPY, noun. The property of being directionally dependent.
ANISOTROPY, noun. The degree to which this property is exhibited.
ANISOTROPY ENERGY, noun. (physics) Energy stored in a ferromagnetic material as a result of the work done by the rotation of its magnetization

Dictionary definition

ANISOTROPY, noun. The property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats