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Meaning of isotonic in English
Pronunciation
/ˌaɪsəˈtɑnɪk/
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Classifying Adjective
isotonic
Definitions
1.
of two or more muscles
Examples
« having equal tension »
Synonyms
tense
Qualitative Adjective
isotonic
Etymology
early 19th century (as a musical term designating a system of tuning, characterized by equal intervals): from Greek isotonos, from isos‘equal’ + tonos‘tone’
Definitions
1.
(used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
Antonyms
hypertonic
hypotonic
2.
relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale
Examples
« isotonic tuning »
3.
of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
Antonyms
isometric