anisotropic

Definition: Exhibiting different properties when measurements are taken on different axes of a crystal: e.g. ~ crystals, ~light-transmitting liquid. * In anisotropic materials, refractive index may change depending on the axis of measurement; or the direction of rotation of polarization may change with axis. 

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