Having a different magnitude or properties when measured in different directions
The property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions; (antonym) isotropy, symmetry
A property of some output devices that gives different results on the x- and y-axes In CRT, for example, black features crossed by the scan are narrowed preferentially compared with those running parrallel to the scan
The condition of exhibiting properties with different values when measured in different directions
the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
(1) The condition of having different properties in different directions (2) The condition under which one or more of the hydraulic properties of an aquifer vary according to the direction of the flow ADVANCE \x 540
The characteristic of exhibiting different property values in different directions with respect to a fixed reference system in the material
The characteristics of exhibiting different values of a property in different directions with respect to a fixed reference system in the material
The tendency of a material to react differently to stresses applied in different directions
material characteristic of exhibiting different values of a property in different crystallographic directions
The difference in the property of a system with changes in direction In this case, anisotropy refers to the difference in the temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation with direction
The property of a rock which allows it to show different responses or measurements when measured along different axes Microscopic anisotropy relates to the variation of a property measured perpendicular to the bedding from that measured parallel to the bedding because plate-like mineral grains and interstices tend to orient themselves parallel to the bedding Macroscopic anisotropy relates to the variation resulting from thin beds and fracture planes whose properties differ appreciably from those of the remaining volume over which a measurement is made
when something is not isotropic; you look at how much something is not random, and the measure of this non-randomness is the anisotropy
The characteristic of an object in which its physical properties differ when measured in different directions
Refers to the nonisotropic part of the turbulence spectrum See isotropic turbulence
The characteristic of a surface for which a physical property, such as reflectivity, varies in value with the direction in or along which the measurement is made
Magnetocrystalline anisotropy is the energy cost per atom to align its magnetization from one crystallographic direction to another. It is a special case of magnetic anisotropy. The spin-orbit interaction is the primary source of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy