Definition of "aeolotropic" []

• Pertaining to aeolotropy; of a body or substance, having physical properties (e.g., electric conductivity, refractive index) that depend on the direction in which they are measured. (noun)

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• "n. - first steam engine, with globe made to revolve by steam jets, described in 1st century AD. aeolotropic adj. - having different physical properties in different positions or directions."