isotropy

Questions about isotropy

What does isotropy mean?

isotropy means "(physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions".

How many syllables are in isotropy?

isotropy has 4 syllables and divides as i-so-tro-py under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for isotropy?

Close synonyms include symmetry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of isotropy?

The recorded antonyms are anisotropy.

Is isotropy a common word?

isotropy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.