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æolotropy|ˌiːəˈlɒtrəpɪ|
[f. Gr. αἰόλος changeful + -τροπία turning.]
Change of electrical, optical, or other physical qualities consequent upon change of position, as when the refractive property of a transparent body is not the same in all directions; the opposite of isotropy; anisotropy.
1881Sir W. Thomson in Nature No. 628. 47 One of the most curious and interesting things in the mathematics of æolotropy. Mod. The well-known æolotropy of Iceland spars. |