Etymology

isotropic

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Today it means: Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἴσος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἴσος“equal”
  2. English todayisotropic

From iso- + -tropic, from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἴσος all →

isothermisochronousisobariso-isochronalisochronyisogloss

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