isometric

[ ahy-suh-me-trik ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective Also i·so·met·ri·cal.

noun

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Origin of isometric

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

OTHER WORDS FROM isometric

i·so·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·i·so·met·ric, adjectiveun·i·so·met·ri·cal, adjective

Words nearby isometric

isomerism, isomerization, isomerize, isomerous, isomers, isometric, isometric exercise, isometric period of cardiac cycle, isometric scale, isometrics, isometropia
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British Dictionary definitions for isometric

isometric
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective Also: isometrical

noun

Also called: isometric drawing a drawing made in this way
Also called: isometric line a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume

Derived forms of isometric

isometrically, adverb

Word Origin for isometric

C19: from Greek isometria (see iso- + -metry) + -ic
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Medical definitions for isometric

isometric
[ ī′sə-mĕt′rĭk ]

adj.

Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.
Of, relating to, or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.
Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
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Scientific definitions for isometric

isometric
[ ī′sə-mĕt′rĭk ]

Adjective

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