isometric

[ ahy-suh-me-trik ]

adjectiveAlso i·so·met·ri·cal.
  1. of, relating to, or having equality of measure.

  2. of or relating to isometric exercise.

  1. 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.

  2. Prosody. of equal measure; made up of regular feet.

  3. 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
  1. an isometric drawing.

  1. Also called isometric line .Physics. isochore (def. 1).

Origin of isometric

1
1830–40; <Greek isometr(ía) isometry + -ic

Other words from isometric

  • i·so·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb
  • pseu·do·i·so·met·ric, adjective
  • un·i·so·met·ri·cal, adjective

Words Nearby isometric

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How to use isometric in a sentence

  • Thus, a cube can be drawn so as to make an isometric figure, as in Fig. 115, where the three sides are equal to each other.

  • isometric means a method of drawing any object in such a manner that the height, length andp.

  • One display feature considered desirable by many nuclear physicists is rotation of isometric data plots.

  • isometric crystals only are singly refracting and hence a ray of light is not affected in passing through them.

    Geology | William J. Miller
  • isometric crystals, nearly always in cubes with three good cleavages at right angles, and parallel to the faces of the cube.

    Geology | William J. Miller

British Dictionary definitions for isometric

isometric

/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɛtrɪk) /


adjectiveAlso: isometrical
  1. having equal dimensions or measurements

  2. physiol of or relating to muscular contraction that does not produce shortening of the muscle

  1. (of a crystal or system of crystallization) having three mutually perpendicular equal axes

  2. crystallog another word for cubic (def. 4)

  3. prosody having or made up of regular feet

  4. (of a method of projecting a drawing in three dimensions) having the three axes equally inclined and all lines drawn to scale

noun
  1. Also called: isometric drawing a drawing made in this way

  2. Also called: isometric line a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume

Origin of isometric

1
C19: from Greek isometria (see iso- + -metry) + -ic

Derived forms of isometric

  • isometrically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for isometric

isometric

[ ī′sə-mĕtrĭk ]


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

  1. A graph showing the relationship between two quantities, such as pressure and temperature, when a third quantity, such as volume, is held constant.

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