aeolotropic

[ ee-uh-loh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

/ ˌi ə loʊˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

Save This Word!

adjective Physics.

not isotropic; anisotropic.

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of aeolotropic

1865–70; <Greek aiólo(s) fickle, changeful + -tropic

OTHER WORDS FROM aeolotropic

ae·o·lot·ro·py

[ee-uh-lo-truh-pee], /ˌi əˈlɒ trə pi/, ae·o·lot·ro·pism, noun

Words nearby aeolotropic

Aeolian mode, aeolian tone, Aeolic, aeolipile, Aeolis, aeolotropic, Aeolus, aeon, aeonian, Aepyornis, aeq.

British Dictionary definitions for aeolotropic

aeolotropic

/ (ˌiːələʊˈtrɒpɪk) /

adjective

a less common word for anisotropic

Word Origin for aeolotropic

C19: from Greek aiolos fickle + -tropic

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012