Isotropy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isotropy \I*sot"ro*py\, n. (Physics)
     Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a
     body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal
     elasticity in all directions.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  isotropy
       n : (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same
           value when measured in different directions [syn: {symmetry}]
           [ant: {anisotropy}]