isotropy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈaɪ.səˌtɹoʊ̯.pi/
- (US) audio
- /aɪˈsɒ.tɹə.pi/
Etymology
From iso- + -tropy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.
down this road, as they watched, came a wagon, then a couple of riders, then a coach and another wagon, in daylight which slowly lost its stark isotropy and was flowed into by clouds and chimney smoke and even episodes of weather
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 478:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| isotropies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
isotrope · isotropic · isotropism
Translations (21)
pl izotropowość (The property of being isotropic) · ca isotropia (The property of being isotropic) · be ізатрапі́я (The property of being isotropic) · hu izotrópia (The property of being isotropic) · da isotropi (The property of being isotropic) · it isotropia (The property of being isotropic) · et isotroopsus (The property of being isotropic) · fr isotropie (The property of being isotropic) · ru изотропи́я (The property of being isotropic) · is stefnusneyða (The property of being isotropic) · uk ізотропі́я (The property of being isotropic) · be ізатро́пнасць (The property of being isotropic) · sv isotropi (The property of being isotropic) · pt isotropia (The property of being isotropic) · et isotroopia (The property of being isotropic) · cmn 各向同性 (The property of being isotropic) · de Isotropie (The property of being isotropic) · ru изотро́пность (The property of being isotropic) · el ισοτροπία (The property of being isotropic) · es isotropía (The property of being isotropic) · uk ізотро́пність (The property of being isotropic)