isotropous


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i·so·tro·pic

, isotropous (ī'sō-trop'ik, ī-sot'rō-pŭs),
Having properties that are the same in all directions.
[iso- + G. tropē, a turn]
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i·so·tro·pic

, isotropous (ī'sō-trō'pik, ī-sot'rŏ-pŭs)
Having properties which are the same in all directions.
[iso- + G. tropē, a turn]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

isotropous

  1. (of growth rates) not influenced in one direction as opposed to another.
  2. generally independent of direction, as for example, the transmission of light within a crystal.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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