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axonometric

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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; < Gk áxōn (see axon ) + -o- + -metric
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ax·o·no·met·ric   (āk'sə-nō-mět'rĭk)   
adj.  Of or relating to a method of projection in which an object is drawn with its horizontal and vertical axes to scale but with its curved lines and diagonals distorted.

[From axonometry : Greek axōn, axis + -metry.]
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