anisotropicadj.
Acting in different ways on the ray of polarized light; possessing the power both of right- and left-handed polarization; æolotropic.
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aeolotropic1865
anisotropic1879
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left-handed1767
right-handed1829
aeolotropic1865
anisotropic1879
magnetogyric1904
1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks ix. 77 Minerals..which exhibit double refraction or are anisotropic.
1881 J. C. Maxwell Treat. Electr. & Magn. I. 137 A heterogeneous anisotropic medium.
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