isotropic
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Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.
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Zoology. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs.
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having uniform physical properties in all directions
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biology not having predetermined axes
isotropic eggs
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Identical in all directions; invariant with respect to direction. For example, isotropic scattering of light by a substance entails that the intensity of light radiated is the same in all directions.
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For decades, researchers have looked to quasicrystals when designing isotropic bandgap materials.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025
Until now, structures with isotropic porosity have been applied, but these have the drawback that they exponentially attenuate the incident solar radiation as it travels into the reactor.
From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023
One might be tempted to simplify matters and build only antennas that send equal-strength signals in every direction at once, which are called isotropic antennas.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
This emission, although isotropic, is not visible to edge-on observers because it is only visible within a range of angles and otherwise shielded by the high-opacity ejecta.
From Nature • Oct. 15, 2017
A single glance suffices to distinguish between a ruby and a “spinel-ruby,” since the former is dichroic and the latter isotropic and therefore not dichroic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
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