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等方 (とうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

等とう方ほう

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

isotropic

Technical term used in physics, materials science, and related fields to describe properties that are the same in all directions.

この材ざい料りょうは等とう方ほう性せいを示しめす。
This material exhibits isotropy.
等とう方ほうな媒ばい質しつ中ちゅうでは光ひかりはあらゆる方ほう向こうに同おなじ速はやさで進すすむ。
In an isotropic medium, light travels at the same speed in all directions.

Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)
方direction, person, alternative

Similar words

異い方ほう
異方 means anisotropic, the opposite of 等方, where properties vary with direction.
等とう方ほう性せい
等方性 is the noun form meaning isotropy, often used in technical descriptions.

Etymology

Compound of 等 (equal) and 方 (direction), literally 'equal direction'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage.