1. in a manner that is the same in all directions; uniformly in every direction
Usage: technical; physics and materials science

Examples

• The material expands isotropically when heated, maintaining its shape.
• Light travels isotropically through a vacuum in all directions.
• The crystal properties change isotropically across the sample.
• The stress was applied isotropically to ensure uniform deformation.
• Isotropically distributed particles show no preferred orientation.