Dictionary

orthotropic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɔɹθəˈtɹɑpɪk/ (General-American)
• /ˌɔːθəˈtɹɒpɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From ortho- + -tropic.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards.
2. (not-comparable) Having material properties that differ along three mutually orthogonal twofold axes of rotational symmetry.

Deriveds

orthotropically

Hypernyms

anisotropic

Relateds

orthotropous

Translations (3)

pt ortotrópico (Translations) · it ortotropo (Translations) · fr orthotropique (Translations)