isotropic
adjective/ˌaɪsəˈtrɑpɪk/
Frequency rank: #19,246 most common English word
Meaning
Having physical properties that are the same in all directions.
Example sentence
The material was found to be isotropic, meaning its properties were identical in every direction.
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