ISOTROPIC


Meaning of ISOTROPIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|träpik, -rōp- adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -tropic; originally formed as French isotropique

1. : exhibiting properties (as velocity of light transmission, conductivity of heat or electricity, compressibility) with the same values when measured along axes in all directions

an isotropic crystal

— compare anisotropic 1

2. : exhibiting equal tendencies to growth in all directions : lacking predetermined axes

isotropic eggs

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.