Isotropy

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In embryology, the property whereby all the parts of the unsegmented egg are alike capable of giving rise to any portion of the embryonic body: opposed to anisotropy.
  • noun. The state or property of being isotropic.
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  • noun. Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal elasticity in all directions.
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  • noun. The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.
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  • noun. (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
    • Word Usage
    "(Anisotropy is the opposite of isotropy, which is the condition of having the same value when measured from different directions.)"
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    anisotropy  
    cross-reference
    metatatic isotropy  
    Hypernym
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    property  
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    autocorrelation  blandness  concavity  expansionism  heterogeneity  
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