isotropic
Americanadjective
-
Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.
-
Zoology. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs.
adjective
-
having uniform physical properties in all directions
-
biology not having predetermined axes
isotropic eggs
-
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.
-
Compare anisotropic
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of isotropic
Compare meaning
How does isotropic compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
During their analysis, the scientists observed that every isotropic bandgap material exhibited a shared structural signature.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025
For decades, researchers have looked to quasicrystals when designing isotropic bandgap materials.
From Science Daily • Nov. 13, 2025
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 suggests that the observed γ-rays might come from a different and probably isotropic emission component, such as precursors68 seen in some short GRBs or a mildly relativistic cocoon64.
From Nature • Oct. 15, 2017
In thin sections it is translucent and optically isotropic, and recent examinations seem to prove that it is a homogeneous mineral and not a mechanical mixture of chrysocolla and limonite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
