axonometric

[ ak-suh-noh-me-trik, -nuh- ]

adjective

, Drafting.

1. designating a method of projection axonometricprojection in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing axonometricdrawing having all axes drawn to exact scale, resulting in the optical distortion of diagonals and curves. Compare cabinet ( def 19 ), isometric ( def 5 ), oblique ( def 13 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of axonometric¹

1905–10; < Greek áxōn ( axon ) + -o- + -metric

Example Sentences

M. Chipiez has sometimes employed the ordinary perspective, sometimes that which is called axonometric perspective.

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