adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌaɪsəˈtɹɒpɪk/
General-American:/ˌaɪsəˈtɹɑpɪk/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the same components in all rotated coordinate systems
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
invariant with respect to direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: isotropous
Antonyms: anisotropic
History
Etymology
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.”).
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَمَاثِل المَنَاحِي
(mutamāṯil al-manāḥī)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Arabic:
مُتَنَاحٍِ
(mutanāḥini)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Belarusian:
ізатро́пны
(izatrópny)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Chinese Mandarin:
各向同性
(gèxiàngtóngxìng)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Danish:
isotropisk
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Danish:
isotrop
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Esperanto:
izotropa
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
French:
isotrope
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
German:
isotrop
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Hungarian:
izotróp
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Icelandic:
stefnusnauður
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Icelandic:
einsátta
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Icelandic:
jafnátta
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Ido:
izotropa
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Irish:
iseatrópach
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Japanese:
等方的
(tōhōteki)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Norwegian:
isotropisk
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Norwegian:
isotrop
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Occitan:
isotròp
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Polish:
izotropowy
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Portuguese:
isotrópico
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Russian:
изотро́пный
(izotrópnyj)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Spanish:
isotrópico
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Swedish:
isotropisk
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Ukrainian:
ізотро́пний
(izotrópnyj)
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
Vietnamese:
đẳng hướng
— having properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
