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isometry's - 2 dictionary results
i·som·e·try     (ī-sŏm'ĭ-trē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Equality of measure.
  2. Equality of elevation above sea level.
  3. Mathematics A function between metric spaces which preserves distances, such as a rotation or translation in a plane.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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isometry   (ī-sŏm'ĭ-trē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Equality of measure.
  2. Equality of elevation above sea level.
  3. A function between two metric spaces (such as two coordinate systems) which preserves distances. A rotation or translation in a plane is an isometry, since the distances between two points on the plane remain the same after the rotation or translation.

The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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