isotropic

English

Etymology

From iso- + Ancient Greek τρὁπ-ος (“turn, way, manner, disposition”) + -ic. Compare Ancient Greek ἰσὁτροπος of like character

Adjective

isotropic (not comparable)

1. (physics) Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy.

Antonyms

• anisotropic

Related terms

• isotrope
• isotropy

Translations

having properties which are equivalent in all directions

Danish: isotropisk (da) Esperanto: izotropa (eo) French: isotrope (fr) German: isotrop (de) Icelandic: stefnusnauður (is) m., einsátta (is) m., jafnátta (is) m.

Japanese: 等方的 (ja) (tōhōteki) Polish: izotropowy (pl) Spanish: isotrópico (es) Swedish: isotropisk (sv)

External links

• isotropic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• isotropic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• isotropic at OneLook Dictionary Search