Anisotropy

Description

A crystalline material that exhibits a different optical properties with different axes of illumination.

Synonyms and Related Terms

anisotropic (adj.); anisotropie (Fr.); anisotropia (Port.)

Resources and Citations

• Jose Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009, submitted information.

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972

• Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988