anisotropic

Definitions of anisotropic
  1. adjective
    not invariant with respect to direction
    “anisotropic crystals”
    synonyms:
    aeolotropic, eolotropic
    having properties with different values along different axes
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    antonyms:
    isotropic
    invariant with respect to direction
    identical
    having properties with uniform values along all axes
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