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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.

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.

Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.
Of or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.
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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i·so·met·rics (ī'sə-mět'rĭks) Pronunciation Key
n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
Exercise or a system of exercises in which isometric muscular contraction is used to strengthen and tone muscles, performed by the exertion of effort against resistance, usually of a stationary object.

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isometrics
noun
muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)

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