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Definition of Aeolotropic
1. Adjective. Having properties with different values along different axes.
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Similar to: Anisotropic
Definition of Aeolotropic
1. Noun. (physics) Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured. ¹
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Medical Definition of Aeolotropic
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aeolotropic
Literary usage of Aeolotropic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electromagnetic Theory of Light by Charles Emerson Curry (1905)
"The electromagnetic state in an aeolotropic insulator or crystal referred to any
system of rectangular coordinates x, y, z is now defined by the ..."
2. Elasticity and Strength of Materials Used in Engineering Construction by Claude Allen Porter Turner (1922)
"aeolotropic Properties of Permanent Strain.—Steel, copper, aluminum, etc., as
received from the rolling mills and castings as they come from the foundary ..."
3. Theory of Electricity and Magnetism by Charles Emerson Curry (1897)
"INTRODUCTION INTO THE THEORY OF ELECTRO- AND MAGNETO-STRICTION ; MAXWELL'S
EQUATIONS FOR aeolotropic BODIES. We shall conclude this treatise with a brief ..."
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