Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is isotonic - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Isotonic solution; Isotonia; Isotonic (disambiguation)
isotonic
[???s?(?)'t?n?k]
¦ adjective
1. Physiology (of muscle action) taking place with normal contraction.
2. Physiology having the same osmotic pressure.
3. (of a drink) containing essential salts and minerals in the same concentration as in the body.
Derivatives
isotonically adverb
isotonicity noun
Origin
C19: from Gk isotonos, from isos 'equal' + tonos 'tone'.
Isotonic
·adj Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.
Isotonic contraction
MUSCLE CONTRACTION THAT MAINTAINS CONSTANT TENSION AS THE MUSCLE CHANGES LENGTH
Isotonic (exercise physiology); Auxotonic
In an isotonic contraction, tension remains the same, whilst the muscle's length changes. Isotonic contractions differ from isokinetic contractions in that in isokinetic contractions the muscle speed remains constant.
Wikipedia
Isotonic
The term isotonic may refer to:
- Isotonic (exercise physiology), a type of muscle contraction
- Isotonic regression, a type of numerical analysis
- Isotonic, one of three types of tonicity that characterize a solution's concentration; see Tonicity#Isotonicity
- A sports drink that contains similar concentrations of salt and sugar to the human body
