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orthotropic

 
Dictionary: or·tho·trop·ic   (ôr'thə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk) pronunciation
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adj.
  1. Tending to grow or form along a vertical axis.
  2. Of or relating to a bridge deck consisting of steel plates supported by ribs underneath.
orthotropically or'tho·trop'i·cal·ly adv.
orthotropism or·thot'ro·pism (ôr-thŏt'rə-pĭz'əm) n.

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Having dissimilar elastic properties in two mutually perpendicular directions; i.e., orthogonal-anisotropic.

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(ôr'thə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)
adj.

Tending to grow or form along a vertical axis.

or·thot'ro·pism (ôr-thŏt'rə-pĭz'əm) n.
 
 

 

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