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—isotropy, n./uy'seuh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj.2. Zool. lacking axes that are predetermined, as in some eggs.Also, isotropous /uy so"treuh peuhs/.[1860-65; ISO- + -TROPIC]
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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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Isotropic — Isotropic. См. Изотропный. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
isotropic — (adj.) 1864, from ISO (Cf. iso ) + Gk. tropikos belonging to a turning, from tropos a turning, way, manner (see TROPE (Cf. trope)) … Etymology dictionary
isotropic — [ī sä′trə pəsī΄sō träp′ik, ī΄sōtrō′pik; ī΄səträp′ik, ī΄sətrō′pik] adj. [ ISO + TROPIC] having physical properties, as conductivity, elasticity, etc., that are the same regardless of the direction of measurement: also isotropous [ī sä′trə pəs]… … English World dictionary
isotropic — iso·tro·pic .ī sə trō pik, träp ik adj 1) exhibiting properties (as velocity of light transmission) with the same values when measured along axes in all directions <an isotropic crystal> 2) lacking predetermined axes <an isotropic… … Medical dictionary
isotropic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1856 exhibiting properties (as velocity of light transmission) with the same values when measured along axes in all directions < an isotropic crystal > • isotropy noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Isotropic quadratic form — In mathematics, a quadratic form over a field F is said to be isotropic if there is a non zero vector on which it evaluates to zero. Otherwise the quadratic form is anisotropic. More precisely, if q is a quadratic form on a vector space V over F … Wikipedia
