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i⋅so⋅trop⋅ic

   [ahy-suh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
–adjective
1. Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def. 1).
2. Zoology. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs.
Also, i⋅sot⋅ro⋅pous  [ahy-so-truh-puhs] .

Origin:
1860–65; iso- + -tropic
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i·so·tro·pic     (ī'sə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Identical in all directions; invariant with respect to direction.

i·sot'ro·py (ī-sŏt'rə-pē), i·sot'ro·pism (-pĭz'əm) n.
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isotropic

adjective
invariant with respect to direction [ant: anisotropic] 

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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.

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Isotropic

I`so*trop"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? a turning, fr. ? to turn.] (Physics) Having the same properties in all directions; specifically, equally elastic in all directions.

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