isotropic
English
Etymology
From iso- + -tropic, from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”).
Adjective
isotropic (not comparable)
- (physics) Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- (mathematics) Having the same components in all rotated coordinate systems
Antonyms
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Translations
having properties which are equivalent in all directions
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Further reading
- isotropic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- isotropic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- isotropic at OneLook Dictionary Search
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