isometric

American  

[ahy-suh-me-trik] / ˌaɪ səˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having equality of measure.

2. of or relating to isometric exercise.

3. Crystallography. noting or pertaining to that system of crystallization that is characterized by three equal axes at right angles to one another.

4. Prosody. of equal measure; made up of regular feet.

5. 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.

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noun

1. isometrics, isometric exercise.

2. an isometric drawing.

3. Also called isometric line.  Physics. isochore.

isometric British  

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈmɛtrɪk /

adjective

1. having equal dimensions or measurements

2. physiol of or relating to muscular contraction that does not produce shortening of the muscle

3. (of a crystal or system of crystallization) having three mutually perpendicular equal axes

4. crystallog another word for cubic

5. prosody having or made up of regular feet

6. (of a method of projecting a drawing in three dimensions) having the three axes equally inclined and all lines drawn to scale

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noun

1. Also called: isometric drawing.  a drawing made in this way

2. Also called: isometric line.  a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unisometrical
  adjective
• pseudoisometric
  adjective
• isometrically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of isometric

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

Example Sentences

Frontier Climate, along with the company Isometric, audits Arbor’s technology and operations.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

Isometric exercises place a very different stress on the body to aerobic exercise, says study author Dr Jamie O'Driscoll, from Canterbury Christ Church University.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

But making something in Isometric takes considerably more effort than Crystals.

From The Verge • Aug. 7, 2014

Isometric contractions involve sarcomere shortening and increasing muscle tension, but do not move a load, as the force produced cannot overcome the resistance provided by the load.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Isometric means a method of drawing any object in such a manner that the height, length andp.

From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough