The dynamics of the angular and radial density correlation scaling exponents in fractal to non-fractal morphodynamics

•Radial/angular fractal dimensions function as order parameters in morphological transitions.•The equivalence of radial/angular fractal dimensions breaks down due to growth anisotropies.•Radial/angular fractal dimensions resemble second/first-order transitions respectively.•The radial/angular descriptions can be unified under a single fractal dimensionality equation.