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Definition of Isotropy
1. Noun. (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions.
Generic synonyms: Property
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Antonyms: Anisotropy
Derivative terms: Isotropic, Isotropous
Definition of Isotropy
1. n. Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal elasticity in all directions.
Definition of Isotropy
1. Noun. (context: geometry physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Isotropy
1. the state of being identical in all directions [n -PIES]
Medical Definition of Isotropy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Isotropy
Literary usage of Isotropy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Theory of Elasticity and of the Strength of Materials: From by Isaac Todhunter (1893)
"Then, if there is to be isotropy of slide, we must have : or the same condition
as before. This method of obtaining the result brings out more clearly that ..."
2. The Metallography of Steel and Cast Iron by Henry Marion Howe (1916)
"The isotropy which exists after a single plastic deformation may be explained
... Hence the isotropy. During rest or gentle heating the amorphous metal sets ..."
3. Constrained Mechanics and Lie Theory by Robert Hermann (1992)
"... Q, I) associated with the isotropy subalgebra structure of a Lie algebra of
vector fields. Having set the geometric stage in the previous Sections, ..."
4. An Introduction to the Theory of Statistics by George Udny Yule (1919)
"isotropy of the normal distribution for two variables—14. Outline of the principal
properties of the normal distribution for » variables. 1. ..."
5. Topics in Physical Geometry by Robert Hermann (1988)
"... AND THEIR LINEAR isotropy GROUPS In the 1950's, C. Ehresmann developed a major
foundational concept for differential geometry, the pseudo group. ..."
6. The Elements of Physics: A College Text-book by Edward Leamington Nichols, William Suddards Franklin (1896)
"... stress on the section XYZ are, therefore, f cos 1, g cos m, and h cos n.
STRESS ; STRAIN (RELATIONS OF). 128. isotropy and ..."
7. The Theory of the Steam Turbine: A Treatise on the Principles of by Alexander Jude (1906)
"CONTENTS :—Strength of Rotating Discs—isotropy of Material—Poisson's ...
isotropy OF MATERIAL.—The first assumption is, that the material is isotropic. ..."
8. The Theory of the Steam Turbine: A Treatise on the Principles of by Alexander Jude (1906)
"CONTENTS :—Strength of Rotating Discs—isotropy of Material—Poisson's ...
isotropy OF MATERIAL.—The first assumption is, that the material is isotropie. ..."
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