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ISOTROPIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does isotropic mean?
• ISOTROPIC (adjective)
The adjective ISOTROPIC has 1 sense:
1. invariant with respect to direction
Familiarity information: ISOTROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Invariant with respect to direction
Synonyms:
isotropic; isotropous
Similar:
identical (having properties with uniform values along all axes)
Antonym:
anisotropic (not invariant with respect to direction)
Derivation:
isotropy ((physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions)
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