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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
Translations
having properties which are equivalent in all directions
See also
Further reading
- “isotropic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “isotropic”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “isotropic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.