isotropic

[ ahy-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

/ ˌaɪ səˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective

Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.Compare anisotropic (def. 1).

Zoology. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs.

Also i·sot·ro·pous

[ahy-so-truh-puhs]. /aɪˈsɒ trə pəs/.

Origin of isotropic

First recorded in 1860–65; iso- + -tropic

OTHER WORDS FROM isotropic

i·sot·ro·py, nounnon·i·so·trop·ic, adjectivenon·i·sot·ro·pous, adjectiveun·i·so·trop·ic, adjective

un·i·sot·ro·pous, adjective

Words nearby isotropic

isotopic number, isotopic spin, isotopy, isotretinoin, isotron, isotropic, isotype, isotypic, isovalericacidemia, isovolumic, isoxsuprine

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Example sentences from the Web for isotropic

Sometimes the phrases “isotropic tension” and “hydrostatic pressure” are used instead of “uniform” tension or pressure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various
For many years the luminiferous medium was identified with the isotropic solid of the theory of elasticity.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various
With these there may be a greater or less amount of brown, isotropic glass.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
The relations between stress and strain in a material which is not isotropic are much more complicated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2|Various

This is the “principle of least time” first formulated by Pierre de Fermat for the case of two isotropic substances.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for isotropic

isotropic

isotropous (aɪˈsɒtrəpəs)

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk) /

adjective

having uniform physical properties in all directions

biology not having predetermined axesisotropic eggs

Derived forms of isotropic

isotropically, adverbisotropy, noun

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Medical definitions for isotropic

isotropic

[ ī′sə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk ]

adj.

Identical in all directions.

Other words from isotropic

i•sot′ro•py (ī-sŏt′rə-pē) null n.

Scientific definitions for isotropic

isotropic

[ ī′sə-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk ]

Identical in all directions; invariant with respect to direction. For example, isotropic scattering of light by a substance entails that the intensity of light radiated is the same in all directions. Compare anisotropic.

单词	isotropic
释义	isotropic [ ahy-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ] / ˌaɪ səˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk / adjective Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.Compare anisotropic (def. 1). Zoology. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs. Also i·sot·ro·pous [ahy-so-truh-puhs]. /aɪˈsɒ trə pəs/. Origin of isotropic First recorded in 1860–65; iso- + -tropic OTHER WORDS FROM isotropic i·sot·ro·py, nounnon·i·so·trop·ic, adjectivenon·i·sot·ro·pous, adjectiveun·i·so·trop·ic, adjective un·i·sot·ro·pous, adjective Words nearby isotropic isotopic number, isotopic spin, isotopy, isotretinoin, isotron, isotropic, isotype, isotypic, isovalericacidemia, isovolumic, isoxsuprine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for isotropic Sometimes the phrases “isotropic tension” and “hydrostatic pressure” are used instead of “uniform” tension or pressure. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2\|Various For many years the luminiferous medium was identified with the isotropic solid of the theory of elasticity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2\|Various With these there may be a greater or less amount of brown, isotropic glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3\|Various The relations between stress and strain in a material which is not isotropic are much more complicated. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2\|Various This is the “principle of least time” first formulated by Pierre de Fermat for the case of two isotropic substances. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for isotropic isotropic isotropous (aɪˈsɒtrəpəs) / (ˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk) / adjective having uniform physical properties in all directions biology not having predetermined axesisotropic eggs Derived forms of isotropic isotropically, adverbisotropy, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for isotropic isotropic [ ī′sə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk ] adj. Identical in all directions. Other words from isotropic i•sot′ro•py (ī-sŏt′rə-pē) null n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for isotropic isotropic [ ī′sə-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk ] Identical in all directions; invariant with respect to direction. For example, isotropic scattering of light by a substance entails that the intensity of light radiated is the same in all directions. Compare anisotropic. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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