isotonic

Meanings

Adjective

(used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale
- "isotonic tuning"
of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes

Adjective Satellite

of two or more muscles; having equal tension

Adj

Having the same osmotic pressure.
Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
Having equal tension.
Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes. Antonym is isometric. Isotonic movements are either concentric (working muscle shortens) or eccentric (working muscle lengthens). See also Wikipedia:Isotonic (exercise physiology)
Having the same tone.

Origin / Etymology

From iso- + tonic.

Synonyms

isosmotic

Antonyms

hypertonic, hypotonic, isometric

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