Isotropic
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Description
A material that has uniform properties in all directions. An isotropic crystals has the same index refractive index when measured along each axes. It will not show any color interference colors when examined with crossed polars. Examples of isotropic materials include glass, some plastics, and cubic crystals (e.g., chloride sodium chloride).
Synonyms and Related Terms
isotropie (Fr.); isotropia (Port.)
Authority
- Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, Walter C. McCrone, John Gustave Delly, The Particle Atlas, W. McCrone Associates, Chicago, IV, 1972
- Submitted information, Submitted information Comment: Jos Delgado Rodrigues, LNEC, 2009.
- ASTM, ASTM, Standard Terminology of Microscopy, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 14, General Methods and Instrumentation, ASTM, E175, 75-78, May 1982