isometric
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or having equality of measure.
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of or relating to isometric exercise.
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Crystallography. noting or pertaining to that system of crystallization that is characterized by three equal axes at right angles to one another.
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Prosody. of equal measure; made up of regular feet.
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Drafting. isometric projection or isometric drawing, designating a method of projection in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing having the horizontal edges of the object drawn usually at a 30° angle and all verticals projected perpendicularly from a horizontal base, all lines being drawn to scale.
noun
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isometrics, isometric exercise.
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an isometric drawing.
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Also called isometric line. Physics. isochore.
adjective
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having equal dimensions or measurements
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physiol of or relating to muscular contraction that does not produce shortening of the muscle
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(of a crystal or system of crystallization) having three mutually perpendicular equal axes
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crystallog another word for cubic
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prosody having or made up of regular feet
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(of a method of projecting a drawing in three dimensions) having the three axes equally inclined and all lines drawn to scale
noun
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Also called: isometric drawing. a drawing made in this way
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Also called: isometric line. a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume
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Handgrip strength, or isometric grip, is measured via a handgrip dynamometer which is gripped and squeezed to record the maximum force a person can produce over a few seconds.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2024
These isometric exercises are designed to build strength without moving muscles or joints.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023
“It’s the warrior stance, really,” Valdez says, modeling El Pachuco’s isometric aesthetic for a photographer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
His initial contact with the team came prior to the 1963 championship season, when he met with founder and coach George Halas to discuss isometric resistance training.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
But he was a natural contrarian, a born critic, whose fullest energies manifested themselves in the act of doing intellectual isometric exercises against the fixed objects presented by someone else's ideas.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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