
Meaning of ISOTONIC
| Pronunciation: | | `Isu'tânik
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adj] used of solutions; having the same or equal osmotic pressure
- [adj] (physiology) of two or more muscles; having equal tension
- [adj] relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale; "isotonic tuning"
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ISOTONIC is a 8 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | isosmotic, tense |
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| | Antonyms: | | hypertonic, hypotonic | |   | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.]
Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
{Isotonic system} (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals,
in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which
there are twelve equal semitones.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Muscular work which produces motion of a body part. |
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