Associations to the word «Isotonic»

Wiktionary

ISOTONIC, adjective. (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure
ISOTONIC, adjective. (of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
ISOTONIC, adjective. (of two muscles) having equal tension
ISOTONIC, adjective. (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)

Dictionary definition

ISOTONIC, adjective. (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure.
ISOTONIC, adjective. Relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale; "isotonic tuning".
ISOTONIC, adjective. Of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes.
ISOTONIC, adjective. Of two or more muscles; having equal tension.

Wise words

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