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ISOTROPIC AND ANISOTROPIC

Isotropic:Properties of a material are identical in all directions.

Anisotropic:Properties of a material depend on the direction; for example, wood. In a piece of wood,

you can see lines going in one direction; this direction is referred to as "with the grain". The wood is

stronger with the grain than "against the grain". Strength is a property of the wood and this property

depends on the direction; thus it is anisotropic.