Isotropic

Definition: Isotropic

Isotropic

Adjective

1. Invariant with respect to direction.

Etymology: Isotropic \I`so*trop"ic\, adjective. [Iso- Greek expression turning, from to turn.]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definition: Isotropic

Domain	Definition
Aerospace	In general, pertaining to a state in which a quantity or spatial derivatives thereof are independent of direction. Also called isotropous. (references)
Computing	Pertaining to a material whose electrical or optical properties are independent of direction of propagation and of polarisation of a travelling wave. Source: European Union. (references)
Environment	A situation where a quantity (or its spatial derivatives) are independent of position or direction. (references)
Mining	Said of a medium with properties the same in all directions; in crystal optics, said of a crystal with refractive index that does not vary with crystallographic direction. Isometric crystals and amorphous substances, such as glass, are generally isotropic. Noun, isotropy. CF:uniaxial;anisotropic. (references)
Space	Having uniform properties in all directions. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Isotropic

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Isotropic means "independent of direction". Isotropic radiation has the same intensity regardless of the direction of measurement, and an isotropic field exerts the same action regardless of how the test particle is oriented.

See also: anisotropic

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Isotropic."

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Synonym: Isotropic

Synonym: isotropous (adj). (additional references)

Antonym: anisotropic (adj). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Isotropic

English words defined with "isotropic": applied ♦ isotropy. (references)

Specialty definitions using "isotropic": bedded rock ♦ dBi ♦ effective isotropically radiated power, equivalent isotropically radiated power ♦ free field ♦ homologous turbulence, hydrostatic pressure ♦ Intercellular Junctions, intercellular layer, isotropic aerial, isotropic antenna, isotropic mass, isotropic radiation, isotropic radiator, isotropic scattering, isotropic turbulence ♦ Lamé's constants ♦ magnetic alloys, middle lamella ♦ perfectly diffuse radiator, power gain referred to an isotropic radiator ♦ scattering cross section, shear wave, single refraction ♦ TEM-wave, TE-wave ♦ unipole. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Isotropic

Domain	Title
Books	Complex Mediums II: Beyond Linear Isotropic Dielectrics (reference) Complex Mediums III: Beyond Linear Isotropic Dielectrics: 8-10 July 2002, Seattle, [Washington] USA (reference) Constitutive Equations for Anisotropic and Isotropic Materials (reference) Elastic Wave Propagation in Transversely Isotropic Media (reference) Isometric systems in isotropic space : map projections from the study of distortions series, 1973-1979 (reference) (more book examples)

High Tech	Labtec 27MM 32OHMs LT-425 Adjustable Headset with Isotropic Magnetic Drivers (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
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Usage Frequency: Isotropic

"Isotropic" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 98.80% of the time. "Isotropic" is used about 83 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	98.8%	82	36,594
Noun (proper)	1.2%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	83	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Isotropic

Expressions using "isotropic": isotropic aerial ♦ isotropic antenna ♦ power gain referred to an isotropic radiator. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "isotropic": non-isotropic, pseudo-isotropic.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Isotropic

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
isotropic	18
etch isotropic	3
antenna isotropic	2
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Modern Translation: Isotropic

Language		Translations for "isotropic"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		各向同性. (various references)

Danish		isotrop. (various references)

Dutch		isotroop. (various references)

Finnish		isotrooppinen. (various references)

French		isotropique, isotrope, I. (various references)

German		isotrop. (various references)

Greek		κέρδος ισχύος αναφερόμενο σε ισοτροπικό ακτινοβολητή (power gain referred to an isotropic radiator), ισοτροπική κεραία (isotropic aerial, isotropic antenna, omnidirectional aerial, omnidirectional antenna, unipole aerial, unipole antenna), ισοτροπική ακτινοβολούμενη ισχύς (isotropic radiated power), μονοπολική κεραία (isotropic aerial, isotropic antenna, omnidirectional aerial, omnidirectional antenna, unipole aerial, unipole antenna), υποθετική ισοτροπική πηγή ακτινοβολίας (hypothetical isotropic radiator), ομοιοκατευθυντική κεραία (isotropic aerial, isotropic antenna, omnidirectional aerial, omnidirectional antenna, unipole aerial, unipole antenna). (various references)

Hungarian		izotróp. (various references)

Italian		isotropico. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		等方的 , 等方 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		とうほうてき, とうほう (eastern direction, me, mypart, Oriental country, the Orient, Toho, us). (various references)

Pig Latin		isotropicay

Portuguese		isotrópico. (various references)

Spanish		isótropo. (various references)

Swedish		isotrop. (various references)

Vietnamese		đẳng hướng (isotropous). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Isotropic

Derivations
	Words ending with "isotropic": anisotropic. (additional references)
	Words containing "isotropic": anisotropically. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Isotropic" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: biothropic, exotropic, inotropes, inotropic, inotropism, isotrop, isotropicx, isotropo, isotropoic, isotrpoic. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Isotropic"

Words rhyming with "isotropic" (pronounced 'I`so*trop"ic'): Abdominothoracic, Abietic, Abietinic, Abiogenetic, Ablastemic, Abrahamic, Acerbic, Aceric, Acetonic, Achromatic, Achronic, Acidic, Acidific, Aclinic, Acologic, Acopic, Acroatic, Acrobatic, Acrocephalic, Acromonogrammatic, Acrotic, Acrylic, Actinic, Actinolitic, Actinophonic, Adelocodonic, Adenographic, Adenotomic, Adiabatic, Adiactinic, Adipic, Adipolytic, Adonic, Adriatic, Adynamic, AEolotropic, Aerobiotic, Aerodynamic, Aerolitic, AEsthesodic, Agamic, Agamogenetic, Agenesic, Agnatic, Agonic, Agonothetic, Agraphic, Agrypnotic, Albinotic, Alcaic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Isotropic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-i-i-o-o-p-r-s-t"
	-1 letter: isotopic, porticos.
	-2 letters: octrois, portico, soritic, tropics.
	-3 letters: coopts, octopi, octroi, optics, picots, pooris, prosit, ripost, script, scroop, spirit, topics, tripos, troops, tropic.
	-4 letters: coirs, coops, coopt, coots, corps, crisp, crops, optic, picot, pisco, poori, ports, posit, proso, prost, riots, roost, roots, rotis, rotos, scoop, scoot, scrip, sopor, spirt, spoor, sport, sprit, stirp, stoic.
	Words containing the letters "c-i-i-o-o-p-r-s-t"
	+2 letters: anisotropic, chiropodist, picrotoxins.
	+3 letters: chiropodists, conscription, conspiration, corporeities, hypocoristic, microscopist, periodontics, phosphoritic, polyhistoric, proscription.
	+4 letters: anisometropic, chemisorption, conscriptions, conspirations, corporalities, corporativism, corruptionist, incorruptions, introspection, microporosity, microscopists, opportunistic, parasitologic, polycistronic, pontificators, precognitions, preconditions, projectionist, proscriptions, protectionism, protectionist, protohistoric, radioisotopic, recomposition, retinoscopies, solicitorship, spirochetosis.
	+5 letters: actinomorphies, bromocriptines, chemisorptions, conspirational, conspiratorial, contraposition, contrapositive, cooperationist, coprosperities, corporativisms, corporealities, corruptionists, corticotropins, counterpoising, hygroscopicity, hypocoristical, incorporations, incorporeities, introspections, micropulsation, overoptimistic, preconvictions, projectionists, pronunciations, protectionisms, protectionists, reciprocations, recompilations, recompositions, solicitorships, sporotrichosis.
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