aeolotropy

noun

ae·​o·​lot·​ro·​py

variants or less commonly eolotropy

ˌē-ə-ˈlä-trə-pē

plural -es

: anisotropy

Word History

Etymology

Greek aiolos + English -tropy

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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