English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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semi- +‎ isotropic

Adjective

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semi-isotropic (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) partially isotropic

Usage notes

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  • semi-isotropic is several times more common than semiisotropic in print.[1] GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes.[2]

References

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  1. ^ (semiisotropic*6),semi-isotropic at Google Ngram Viewer
  2. ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov