Orthotropic vs. Anisotropic
Orthotropicadjective
(botany) Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards.
Orthotropicadjective
(engineering) Having material properties that differ along three mutually orthogonal twofold axes of rotational symmetry.
Orthotropicadjective
Having the longer axis vertical; - said of erect stems.
Anisotropicadjective
Having properties that differ according to the direction of measurement; exhibiting anisotropy.
Anisotropicadjective
not invariant with respect to direction;
