The condition of having different properties in different directions. The condition under which one or more of the hydraulic properties of an aquifer vary according to the direction of flow.
The difference in the property of a system with changes in direction. In this case, anisotropy refers to the difference in the temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation with direction.
Anisotropy is the word used to describe the fact materials in general, and steels in particular, are characterised by mechanical properties which differ depending upon the direction in which they are assessed. Particular use is made of this in cold reduced formable steels intended for deep drawing applications; the production process route is such as to enhance this particular property, which is given a numerical value by a parameter known as the 'r' value.
The tendency of a material to react differently to stresses applied in different directions, especially with respect to flow orientation.
Having different properties in different directions. See isotropic.
The tendency of a material to exhibit different along the directions parallel to the length or width into the lamination planes; or parallel to the thickness into the planes perpendicular to the lamination.
The characteristic of exhibiting different properties in different directions of a three-dimensional, orthogonal system of axes.
In geostatistics, the situation where a variogram exhibits a longer range (i.e., better correlation) in one direction than another.
Some physical properties of some substances depend on the direction in which the properties are measured, a phenomenon termed anisotropy. The material may also be known as "oriented."
the property of being anisotropic; having a different value when measured in different directions
condition in which properties depend on direction (i.e., properties are different in different directions)
The condition of having different properties in different directions. Properties that are dependent upon direction are said to be anisotropic.
The condition of a particulate solid when its properties vary with direction.
The property of a rock which allows it to show different responses or measurements when measured along different axes. Microscopic anisotropy relates to the variation of a property measured perpendicular to the bedding from that measured parallel to the bedding because plate-like mineral grains and interstices tend to orient themselves parallel to the bedding. Macroscopic anisotropy relates to the variation resulting from thin beds and fracture planes whose properties differ appreciably from those of the remaining volume over which a measurement is made.
Variations in one or more physical or mechanical properties with direction.
The characteristic of an object in which its physical properties differ when measured in different directions.
A term used to describe something with physical properties that are different in different directions or along the direction which the measurement is made.
In hydrology, the conditions under which one or more hydraulic properties of an aquifer vary from a reference point.
Literally means having different properties depending on the inspected direction. Magnets which are anisotropic, or have an easy axis of magnetization, have their anisotropy developed by two methods: Shape and Magnetocrystalline.
variation of a physical property depending on the direction in which it is measured. In geophysics, a difference between velocity parallel to the bedding plane and velocity perpendicular to the bedding plane for a lithologic unit. In geology, anisotropy usually refers to the differency between vertical and horizontal permeability.
The characteristics of exhibiting different values of a property in different directions with respect to a fixed reference system in the material.
Having different physical parameters in different directions. This can be caused by layering or fabric in the geology. Note that a unit can be anisotropic, but still homogeneous.
Anisotropy (Greek: "an(ti)” against/not, "isos” equal, "tropos” rotation, direction) means a characteristic's directional dependence. It is the opposite of isotropy. The term is applied in this sense in physics (e.g. radiation, magnetism), materials science, crystallography, and mathematics, to different properties of the examined systems.
The characteristic of a substance for which a physical property, such as the elastic properties, varies with the direction along which the measurement is made.
Property of material to be aligned along a certain grain and thus react to stresses differently dependent on the directionality of force.
The characteristic of exhibiting different property values in different directions with respect to a fixed reference system in the material.
Anisotropy (the opposite of isotropy) is the property of being directionally dependent. Something which is anisotropic may appear different or have different characteristics in different directions. An example is the polarising lens in a pair of polarized sunglasses, in which if you hold the lens in one direction, polarized light streams through, whereas if you hold the lens in another direction, light is blocked.
