Isotonic Definition & Meaning

isotonic
adjective
  1. (used of solutions) having the same or equal osmotic pressure
  2. relating to or characterized by the equal intervals of a musical scale; "isotonic tuning"
  3. of or involving muscular contraction in which tension is constant while length changes
  4. of two or more muscles; having equal tension

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