isotonic
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1. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes (adj.all)
| domain category | : | physiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition) |
2. of two or more muscles; having equal tension (adj.all)
| similar | : | tense, |
| definition | : | in or of a state of physical or nervous tension (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | physiology, |
| definition | : | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition) |
3. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes (adj.all)
| antonym | : | isometric, |
| definition | : | of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant (adj.all) |
4. (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure (adj.all)
| antonym | : | hypertonic, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | hypotonic, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution (adj.all) |
5. relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale (adj.pert)
6. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes (adj.all)
| antonym | : | isometric, |
| definition | : | of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant (adj.all) |
7. (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure (adj.all)
| antonym | : | hypertonic, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | hypotonic, |
| definition | : | (of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution (adj.all) |
8. relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale (adj.pert)
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