Definitions for isotropic

isotropic i·so·trop·ic

Spelling: [ahy-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
IPA: /ˌaɪ səˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/

Isotropic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 328 anagrams from letters in isotropic (ciiooprst).

Definitions for isotropic

adjective

  1. Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
  2. Zoology. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs.

Origin of isotropic

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

Examples for isotropic

The relations between stress and strain in a material which is not isotropic are much more complicated.

With these there may be a greater or less amount of brown, isotropic glass.

For many years the luminiferous medium was identified with the isotropic solid of the theory of elasticity.

This is the “principle of least time” first formulated by Pierre de Fermat for the case of two isotropic substances.

I have hitherto described the geo-electric effect of radial and isotropic organs.

Other names for the circular lines are “circulars” or “isotropic lines.”

Both are adapted for determining the axes of elasticity and for the differentiation of isotropic and anisotropic bodies.

Sometimes the phrases “isotropic tension” and “hydrostatic pressure” are used instead of “uniform” tension or pressure.

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