What does anisotropic mean?
Having different properties in different directions; not having the same properties in all directions. This is often used in the context of materials science to describe materials that have different physical properties, such as conductivity or elasticity, in different directions.
Example
"The anisotropic properties of the new material made it difficult to design a uniform structure."
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