Isometric

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isometric \I`so*met"ric\, Isometrical \I`so*met"ric*al\, a.
     [Iso- + Gr. me`tron measure.]
     1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure.
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     2. (Crystallog.) Noting, or conforming to, that system of


        crystallization in which the three axes are of equal
        length and at right angles to each other; monometric;
        regular; cubic. Cf. {Crystallization}.
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     3. Of or pertaining to isometrics.
        [PJC]
  
     {Isometric lines} (Thermodynamics), lines representing in a
        diagram the relations of pressure and temperature in a
        gas, when the volume remains constant.
  
     {Isometrical perspective}. See under {Perspective}.
  
     {Isometrical projection}, a species of orthographic
        projection, in which but a single plane of projection is
        used. It is so named from the fact that the projections of
        three equal lines, parallel respectively to three
        rectangular axes, are equal to one another. This kind of
        projection is principally used in delineating buildings or
        machinery, in which the principal lines are parallel to
        three rectangular axes, and the principal planes are
        parallel to three rectangular planes passing through the
        three axes.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  isometric
       adj 1: related by an isometry
       2: of or involving muscular contraction in which tension
          increases while length remains constant [ant: {isotonic}]
       3: having equal dimensions or measurements [syn: {isometrical}]
       4: of a crystal system characterized by three equal axes at
          right angles
       n : a line connecting isometric points [syn: {isometric line}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  22 Moby Thesaurus words for "isometric":
     aerographic, aerologic, baric, barographic, barometric,
     climatologic, cyclonic, elemental, equiangular, equidimensional,
     equilateral, equiproportional, equisided, equisized, equispaced,
     high-pressure, isobaric, isopiestic, macroclimatic, meteorologic,
     microclimatic, microclimatologic