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  • adverb In an isotropic manner; so as to exhibit the same properties or behavior in all directions.

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  • adverb in an isotropic manner

Etymologies

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isotropic +‎ -ally

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Examples

  • In particular, that heat which is added to the atmosphere by absorption of infrared radiation by carbon dioxide must be transferred anisotropically toward colder regions of the atmosphere rather than being transferred isotropically as assumed under the greenhouse gas hypothesis, for under this hypothesis, the second law is violated.

    Rabett Run EliRabett 2009

  • Taking into account that soil strength is often not isotropically and homogeneously distributed and that the soil is not a fully elastic medium, the theory was completed by a concentration factor (vk).

    Soil compaction 2008

  • In the most common models, the universe was filled homogeneously and isotropically with an incredibly high energy density, huge temperatures and pressures, and was very rapidly expanding and cooling.

    Spark: Atheist Morality | Mind on Fire 2008

  • Obviously, this explanation is based on the following thought experiment: We consider the Earth without an atmosphere and calculate an temperature on the basis of a radiative equilibrium absorbed solar radiation is equal to the isotropically emitted infrared radiation.

    Archive 2008-02-01 EliRabett 2008

  • We know from observation that more objects appear within the limit of visibility over time; the new material is essentially homogeneous and arrivals are distributed isotropically across the sky.

    Incompatible Arrows, III: Lewis Carroll Sean 2008

  • A bounded box** similar to a wind tunnel 200′ x 200′ x 50′ high exists, through which wind blows, all condenser discharge air isotropically mixed within sample box

    Lights = 0, Air Conditioners = 22 « Climate Audit 2007

  • Its negative aspects are distributed isotropically.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • Diffuse light was only a very weak source of energy and was dispersed isotropically without preferring any one direction.

    The Ghosts of Gol Mahr, Kurt 1976

  • In the model, a pollen tube senses a difference in the fraction of receptors bound to an attractant and changes its direction of growth in response; the attractant is continuously released from ovules and spreads isotropically on the medium.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Shannon Stewman 2010

  • European standards allow the use of additional channels in the 2. 4GHz band (no problem there), but restrict the equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) to 20 dBm (100 mW).

    iTWire - IT and Telecommunications news views and jobs Stephen Withers 2010

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