MeSH definition : A physical property showing different values in relation to the direction in or along
which the measurement is made. The physical property may be with regard to thermal
or electric conductivity or light refraction. In crystallography, it describes crystals
whose index of refraction varies with the direction of the incident light. It is also
called acolotropy and colotropy. The opposite of anisotropy is isotropy wherein the
same values characterize the object when measured along axes in all directions.;
MeSH synonym : anisotropies;
MeSH annotation : NIM; no qualif; coord with specific determinative technique (IM or NIM) like NMR;
MRI; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; etc.; usually NIM;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anisotropy;
A physical property showing different values in relation to the direction in or along
which the measurement is made. The physical property may be with regard to thermal
or electric conductivity or light refraction. In crystallography, it describes crystals
whose index of refraction varies with the direction of the incident light. It is also
called acolotropy and colotropy. The opposite of anisotropy is isotropy wherein the
same values characterize the object when measured along axes in all directions.
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