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Dictionary: i·so·met·ric   (ī'sə-mĕt'rĭk) pronunciation also i·so·met·ri·cal
(-rĭ-kəl)
adj.
  1. Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.
  2. Of or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.
  3. Physiology. Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
n.
A line connecting isometric points.

[From Greek īsometros, of equal measure : īso-, iso- + metron, measure.]

isometrically i'so·met'ri·cal·ly adv.

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Veterinary Dictionary: isometric
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Maintaining, or pertaining to, the same length; of equal dimensions.

  • i. contraction — muscle contraction without appreciable shortening or change in distance between its origin and insertion.
  • i. exercise — active exercise performed against stable resistance, without change in the length of the muscle.
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The term isometric comes from the Greek for "having equal measurement".

isometric may mean:


Translations: Isometric
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - isometrisk
n. - isometri

Nederlands (Dutch)
isometrisch

Français (French)
adj. - isométrique
n. - dessin isométrique, ligne isométrique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - isometrisch
n. - isometrische Linie

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ισόμετρος
n. - ισόμετρος, ισομετρική γραμμή

Italiano (Italian)
isometrico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - isométrico
n. - desenho (m) isométrico

Русский (Russian)
изометрический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - isométrico
n. - isométrico, figura o diseño isométrica, línea isométrica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - isometrisk (fysiol.)
n. - isometrisk figur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
等量的, 等尺寸的, 等体积的, 等轴的, 立方的, 等容线, 静力锻炼法

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 等量的, 等尺寸的, 等體積的, 等軸的, 立方的
n. - 等容線, 靜力鍛煉法

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 크기가 같은
n. - 등각 투상도, 등적 곡선, 등고선

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 等大の, 等軸の, 同じ大きさの
n. - 等距離図法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أيسومتري, متساوي القياسات (الاسم) شيء متساو الأبعاد رسم المجسمات, المنظوريه خط تساوي الحجم : خط يمثل, تغير الضغط أو الحرارة في الأحوال, التي يكون فيها الحجم ثابتا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שווי-מידה, של תרגילים איסומטריים, מפתח מתח ללא התכווצות (שריר), ללא שינוי בצורה או בגודל לאחר המרה (מתמטיקה)‬
n. - ‮שרטוט איסומטרי, תנועה שרירית בה מושג מתח אך נמנעת התכווצות‬


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