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| the heat absorbed by a unit mass of a solid at its melting point that completely converts the solid to a liquid at the same temperature |
| the amount of heat per unit time per area that can be conducted through a plate of thickness of a given material, differing by one unit of temperature |
isotropic i·so·trop·ic (ī'sə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)
adj.
Identical in all directions.
| isotropic (ī'sə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
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. |