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i·so·met·ric 
[ahy-suh-me-trik] Pronunciation Key
[ahy-suh-me-trik] Pronunciation Key –adjective Also, i·so·met·ri·cal.
–noun
| 1. | of, pertaining to, or having equality of measure. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to isometric exercise. |
| 3. | Crystallography. noting or pertaining to that system of crystallization that is characterized by three equal axes at right angles to one another. Compare crystal system. |
| 4. | Prosody. of equal measure; made up of regular feet. |
| 5. | Drafting. designating a method of projection (isometric projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (isometric drawing) having the horizontal edges of the object drawn usually at a 30° angle and all verticals projected perpendicularly from a horizontal base, all lines being drawn to scale. Compare orthographic projection. |
| 6. | isometrics, isometric exercise (def. 1). |
| 7. | an isometric drawing. |
| 8. | Also called isometric line. Physics. isochor. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| i·so·met·ric
(ī'sə-mět'rĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. A line connecting isometric points. [From Greek īsometros, of equal measure : īso-, iso- + metron, measure; see mē-2 in Indo-European roots.] i'so·met'ri·cal·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
isometric
isometric
1840, coined from Gk. isos "equal" + metron "measure" (see meter (2)). Originally a method of using perspective in drawing; the physiological sense relating to muscular action is from 1891, borrowed from Ger. isometrisch (1882). Isomer is an 1866 back-formation; isometrics coined 1962 in Amer.Eng.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| isometric | |
adjective | |
| 1. | related by an isometry |
| 2. | of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant [ant: isotonic] |
| 3. | having equal dimensions or measurements |
| 4. | of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at right angles |
noun | |
| 1. | a line connecting isometric points [syn: isometric line] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| isometric
(ī'sə-mět'rĭk) Pronunciation Key
Adjective
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isometric i·so·met·ric (ī'sə-mět'rĭk)
adj.
- Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.
- Of, relating to, or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.
- Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Isometric
I`so*met"ric\, Isometrical \I`so*met"ric*al\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? measure.]1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure. 2. (Crystallog.) Noting, or conforming to, that system of crystallization in which the three axes are of equal length and at right angles to each other; monometric; regular; cubic. Cf. Crystallization. Isometric lines (Thermodynamics), lines representing in a diagram the relations of pressure and temperature in a gas, when the volume remains constant. Isometrical perspective. See under Perspective. Isometrical projection, a species of orthographic projection, in which but a single plane of projection is used. It is so named from the fact that the projections of three equal lines, parallel respectively to three rectangular axes, are equal to one another. This kind of projection is principally used in delineating buildings or machinery, in which the principal lines are parallel to three rectangular axes, and the principal planes are parallel to three rectangular planes passing through the three axes.
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