"isotropy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /aɪˈsɒtɹəpi/ Forms: isotropies [plural]
Etymology: iso- + -tropy Etymology templates: {{confix|en|iso|tropy}} iso- + -tropy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} isotropy (countable and uncountable, plural isotropies)
  1. (geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry, Physics Related terms: isotrope, isotropic, isotropism Translations (The property of being isotropic): isotropia [feminine] (Catalan), 各向同性 (gèxiàngtóngxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), isotropi [common-gender] (Danish), isotropie [feminine] (French), Isotropie [feminine] (German), ισοτροπία (isotropía) [feminine] (Greek), stefnusneyða [feminine] (Icelandic), isotropia [feminine] (Italian), isotropia [feminine] (Portuguese), изотропи́я (izotropíja) [feminine] (Russian), isotropía [feminine] (Spanish), isotropi [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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