isometric
adjective/ˌaɪsəˈmetrɪk/
/ˌaɪsəˈmetrɪk/
- (specialist) relating to a type of physical exercise in which muscles are made to work by contracting without any change that can be noticed in the length of muscle
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- (geometry) relating to a style of drawing in three dimensions without perspective
- an isometric view of a cube
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek isometria ‘equality of measure’ (from isos ‘equal’ + -metria ‘measuring’) + -ic.
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