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adj
Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Having material properties that differ along three mutually orthogonal twofold axes of rotational symmetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anisotropic
History
From ortho- + -tropic.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
