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i⋅so⋅met⋅ric

[ahy-suh-me-trik]
–adjective Also, i⋅so⋅met⋅ri⋅cal.
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.
–noun
6. isometrics, isometric exercise (def. 1).
7. an isometric drawing.
8. Also called isometric line. Physics. isochor.

Origin:
1830–40; < Gk isometr(ía) isometry + -ic


i⋅so⋅met⋅ri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

i⋅so⋅chor

[ahy-suh-kawr]
–noun Physics.
for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
Also, i⋅so⋅chore.
Also called isometric, isometric line.


Origin:
iso- + -chor < Gk chra place, land


i⋅so⋅chor⋅ic [ahy-suh-kawr-ik, -kor-] , adjective
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i·so·met·ric   (ī'sə-mět'rĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.

  2. Of or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.

  3. Physiology Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.

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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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.
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Main Entry: iso·met·ric
Pronunciation: "I-s&-'me-trik
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or characterized by equality ofmeasure; especially : relating to or being a crystallographic system characterized by three equal axes at right angles
2 : of, relating to, involving, or beingmuscular contraction (as in isometrics) against resistance, without significant shortening of muscle fibers, and with marked increase in muscle tone —compare ISOTONIC 2
3 : ISOVOLUMETRICiso·met·ri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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isometric i·so·met·ric (ī'sə-mět'rĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.

  2. Of, relating to, or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.

  3. Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.

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