Usually means: Variable force, constant muscle length.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (auxotonic)

adjective:  (botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
adjective:  (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.

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