axonometric

[ak-suh-noh-me-trik, -nuh-] Origin

ax·o·no·met·ric

[ak-suh-noh-me-trik, -nuh-]
adjective Drafting.
designating a method of projection (axonometric projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (axonometric drawing) having all axes drawn to exact scale, resulting in the optical distortion of diagonals and curves. Compare cabinet (def. 19), isometric (def. 5), oblique (def. 13).


Origin:
1905–10; < Greek áxōn (see axon) + -o- + -metric
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Axonometric has a plethora of syllables.
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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axonometric
1908, from axonometry (1865), from Gk. axon (see axis) + metria "measurement."
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