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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
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i·so·met·ric     (ī'sə-mět'rĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
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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isometrical

adjective
having equal dimensions or measurements [syn: isometric] 

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