isometric

[ ahy-suh-me-trik ]

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. Compare crystal system.
4. Prosody. of equal measure; made up of regular feet.
5. Drafting. designating a method of projection isometric projection in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing isometric 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. Compare orthographic projection.

noun

1. isometrics, isometric exercise ( def 1 ).
2. an isometric drawing.
3. Also called isometric line. Physics. isochore ( def 1 ).

isometric

/ 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

noun

1. Also calledisometric drawing a drawing made in this way
2. Also calledisometric line a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume

Derived Forms

• ˌisoˈmetrically, adverb

Other Words From

• i·so·met·ri·cal·ly adverb
• pseu·do·i·so·met·ric adjective
• un·i·so·met·ri·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of isometric¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of isometric¹

C19: from Greek isometria (see iso- + -metry ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Founded as Habbo Hotel in 2000, Habbo is an online community marked by pixelated avatars and items existing within an arcade-evoking isometric landscape.

From Digiday

Like an ambitious pop album, “Nier Replicant” dabbles in several genres, whether it’s an isometric “Diablo” dungeon crawler or a text adventure that takes up to an hour to finish reading.

From Washington Post

According to Sulake CEO Valtteri Karu, Unity isn’t known for building games like “Habbo,” which is presented as an isometric, pixelated sandbox.

From Washington Post

It was a sequel to “Super Mario 3D Land,” the Nintendo 3DS title that brought an isometric camera angle to the series.

From Washington Post

In an isometric squat, drop down into your squat position and then just hold it there for as long as you can.

From The Daily Beast

Thus, a cube can be drawn so as to make an isometric figure, as in Fig. 115, where the three sides are equal to each other.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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One display feature considered desirable by many nuclear physicists is rotation of isometric data plots.

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Isometric crystals only are singly refracting and hence a ray of light is not affected in passing through them.

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Isometric crystals, nearly always in cubes with three good cleavages at right angles, and parallel to the faces of the cube.

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