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isometric
[ ahy-suh-me-trik ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈmɛ trɪk /
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adjective Also i·so·met·ri·cal.
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM isometric
i·so·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·i·so·met·ric, adjectiveun·i·so·met·ri·cal, adjectiveWords nearby isometric
isomeric, isomerism, isomerize, isomerous, isomers, isometric, isometric exercise, isometrics, isometropia, isometry, isomorph
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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, adverbWord Origin for isometric
C19: from Greek isometria (see iso- + -metry) + -ic
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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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