anaemotropy
|a-nae-mo-tro-py|
/ˌæn.iˈmɒ.trə.pi/
property changes with wind direction
Etymology
'anaemotropy' originates from Greek, specifically the words 'anemos' meaning 'wind' and 'tropos' meaning 'turn' or 'direction.'
'anemos' and 'tropos' combined in scientific English to form 'anaemotropy,' which became the modern English term for wind-direction-dependent properties.
Initially, it referred to any property changing with wind direction, but now it is mainly used in scientific contexts for materials whose properties vary with airflow direction.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a property of certain materials, especially crystals, in which their physical properties (such as electrical conductivity or refractive index) vary depending on the direction of airflow or wind.
The anaemotropy of the crystal was measured by observing changes in its refractive index under different wind directions.
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