Meanings
adjectiveisotropic (not comparable)
- not comparablenatural sciencesHaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- not comparablemathematicsHaving the same components in all rotated coordinate systems
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἴσος“equal”
- Englishisotropic
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.”).
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Arabic مُتَمَاثِل المَنَاحِي, مُتَنَاحٍِ
- مُتَمَاثِل المَنَاحِي (mutamāṯil al-manāḥī)having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- مُتَنَاحٍِ (mutanāḥini)having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Chinese Mandarin 各向同性
- 各向同性 (gèxiàngtóngxìng)having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Danish isotropisk, isotrop
- isotropiskhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- isotrophaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Esperanto izotropa
- izotropahaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Finnish isotrooppinen
- isotrooppinenhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
French isotrope
- isotropehaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
German isotrop
- isotrophaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Hungarian izotróp
- izotróphaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Icelandic stefnusnauður, einsátta
- stefnusnauðurhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- einsáttahaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- jafnáttahaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Irish iseatrópach
- iseatrópachhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Japanese 等方的
- 等方的 (tōhōteki)having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Norwegian isotropisk, isotrop
- isotropiskhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- isotrophaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Polish izotropowy
- izotropowyhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Portuguese isotrópico
- isotrópicohaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Russian изотро́пный
- изотро́пный (izotrópnyj)having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Spanish isotrópico
- isotrópicohaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Swedish isotropisk
- isotropiskhaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Ukrainian ізотро́пний
- ізотро́пний (izotrópnyj)having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Vietnamese đẳng hướng
- đẳng hướnghaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Cite this entry
APA
isotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isotropic
MLA
“isotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isotropic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isotropic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isotropic.
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