a geometric drawing of an object, such as a building, in three dimensions showing the verticals and horizontals projected to scale but with diagonals and curves distorted, so that the whole appears inclined
axonometric projection in American English
(ˌæksənəˈmɛtrɪk)
a two-dimensional pictorial representation of a three-dimensional object, used as in showing three sides of a six-sided object, in which the three principal axes of the object are tilted from the plane of viewing, the edges of the object are shown as being projected on the plane of viewing, and the dimensionsare foreshortened in the direction of the axes