Refers to material properties that differ in each orthogonal direction. As opposed to isotropic, which is the same in all directions, or to anisotropic, which is different in two or more directions. Many additive manufacturing parts come out of their process with orthotropic properties with the material stiffness and density in strength in the build direction different than the properties orthogonal to the build direction.

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