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Isogonic vs Isotonic - What's the difference?

isogonic | isotonic |

As adjectives the difference between isogonic and isotonic

is that isogonic is (cartography|navigation) describing imaginary lines connecting points on the earth's surface of identical magnetic declination while isotonic is (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure.

isogonic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (cartography, navigation) Describing imaginary lines connecting points on the earth's surface of identical magnetic declination.
  • (geometry) Having equal angles.

    • Related terms

    * isogonic line * agonic line

    Synonyms

    * isogonal

    isotonic

    English

    (wikipedia isotonic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of two solutions) having the same osmotic pressure
  • (of a medical solution) Having the same concentration of solutes as human blood.
    • Use an isotonic saline solution in your neti pot to prevent irritation of your nasal passages.
  • (of two muscles) having equal tension
  • (physiology) 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

    • See also

    * hypotonic * hypertonic