isotropy

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isotropy

  • /aɪˈsɒ.tɹə.pi/
  • /ˈaɪ.səˌtɹoʊ̯.pi/

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From iso- + -tropy.

noun isotropies

  1. 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

Opposite: anisotropy

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noun

Opposite: anisotropy

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noun The property of being isotropic

Españolisotropía
中文各向同性 gèxiàngtóngxìng
Portuguêsisotropia
Françaisisotropie
DeutschIsotropie
Italianoisotropia
Ελληνικάισοτροπία isotropía
Русскийизотропи́я izotropíja, изотро́пность izotrópnostʹ

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@misc{isotropy_2026,
  title = {isotropy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isotropy},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}