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Meaning of ISOTONIC

Pronunciation:  `Isu'tânik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  used of solutions; having the same or equal osmotic pressure
  2. [adj]  (physiology) of two or more muscles; having equal tension
  3. [adj]  relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of the well-tempered scale; "isotonic tuning"
 
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 Synonyms: isosmotic, tense
 
 Antonyms: hypertonic, hypotonic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Muscular work which produces motion of a body part.
 

 

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