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. crystallography another word for cubic (sense 4)
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
7. Also called: isometric drawing
a drawing made in this way
8. Also called: isometric line
a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume
Derived forms
isometrically (ˌisoˈmetrically)
adverb
Word origin
C19: from Greek isometria (see iso- + -metry) + -ic
isometric in American English
(ˌaɪsəˈmɛtrɪk)
adjective
1.
of, indicating, or having equality of measure
2.
cubic (sense 3)
3.
of or having to do with isometrics
noun
4.
a line, as on a chart, indicating changes of pressure or temperature at constant volume
5. [pl.]
a method of physical exercise in which one set of muscles is tensed, for a period of seconds, in opposition to another set of muscles or to an immovable object
Also ˌisoˈmetrical
Derived forms
isometrically (ˌisoˈmetrically)
adverb
Word origin
< Gr isometros < isos, equal + metron, measure (see meter1) + -ic