axonometric
[ ak-suh-noh-me-trik, -nuh- ]
/ ˌæk sə noʊˈmɛ trɪk, -nə- /
adjective Drafting.
designating a method of projection (axonometric projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (axonometric drawing) having all axes drawn to exact scale, resulting in the optical distortion of diagonals and curves.Compare cabinet(def 19), isometric(def 5), oblique(def 13).
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Nearby words
- axon terminals,
- axonal,
- axoneme,
- axonography,
- axonometer,
- axonometric projection,
- axonometry,
- axonotmesis,
- axopetal,
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Origin of axonometric
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axonometric projection
/ (ˌæksənəˈmɛtrɪk) /
noun
a geometric drawing of an object, such as a building, in three dimensions showing the verticals and horizontals projected to scale but with diagonals and curves distorted, so that the whole appears inclined
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axonometric
1869, from axonometry (1865), from Greek axon (see axis) + metria "measurement" (see -metry).
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