Meanings
plural isotropies
- countableuncountablegeometryThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Translations
Catalan isotropia
- isotropiaThe property of being isotropic
Chinese Mandarin 各向同性
- 各向同性 (gèxiàngtóngxìng)The property of being isotropic
Danish isotropi
- isotropiThe property of being isotropic
Estonian isotroopia, isotroopsus
- isotroopiaThe property of being isotropic
- isotroopsusThe property of being isotropic
French isotropie
- isotropieThe property of being isotropic
German Isotropie
- IsotropieThe property of being isotropic
Greek ισοτροπία
- ισοτροπία (isotropía)The property of being isotropic
Hungarian izotrópia
- izotrópiaThe property of being isotropic
Icelandic stefnusneyða
- stefnusneyðaThe property of being isotropic
Italian isotropia
- isotropiaThe property of being isotropic
Polish izotropowość
- izotropowośćThe property of being isotropic
Portuguese isotropia
- isotropiaThe property of being isotropic
Russian изотропи́я, изотро́пность
- изотропи́я (izotropíja)The property of being isotropic
- изотро́пность (izotrópnostʹ)The property of being isotropic
Spanish isotropía
- isotropíaThe property of being isotropic
Swedish isotropi
- isotropiThe property of being isotropic
Ukrainian ізотропі́я, ізотро́пність
- ізотропі́я (izotropíja)The property of being isotropic
- ізотро́пність (izotrópnistʹ)The property of being isotropic
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Cite this entry
isotropy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isotropy
“isotropy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isotropy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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