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isometric

Syllabification: (i·so·met·ric)
Pronunciation: /ˌīsəˈmetrik/
Definition of isometric

adjective

  • 1of or having equal dimensions.
  • 2 Physiology of, relating to, or denoting muscular action in which tension is developed without contraction of the muscle.
  • 3(in technical or architectural drawing) incorporating a method of showing projection or perspective in which the three principal dimensions are represented by three axes 120° apart.
  • 4 Mathematics (of a transformation) without change of shape or size.

Derivatives

isometrically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

isometry

Pronunciation: /īˈsämitrē/
noun
isometric (sense 4).

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Greek isometria 'equality of measure' (from isos 'equal' + -metria 'measuring') + -ic

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