isometric

[ ahy-suh-me-trik ]
/ ˌaɪ səˈmɛ trɪk /

adjective Also i·so·met·ri·cal.

noun

Origin of isometric

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

OTHER WORDS FROM isometric

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

Words nearby isometric

isomerism, isomerization, isomerize, isomerous, isomers, isometric, isometric exercise, isometric period of cardiac cycle, isometric scale, isometrics, isometropia

British Dictionary definitions for isometrics (1 of 2)

isometrics
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɛtrɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) physical exercise involving isometric contraction of muscles

British Dictionary definitions for isometrics (2 of 2)

isometric
/ (ˌaɪsəʊˈmɛtrɪk) /

adjective Also: isometrical

noun

Also called: isometric drawing a drawing made in this way
Also called: isometric line a line on a graph showing variations of pressure with temperature at constant volume

Derived forms of isometric

isometrically, adverb

Word Origin for isometric

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

Medical definitions for isometrics (1 of 2)

isometrics

n.

Isometric exercise.

Medical definitions for isometrics (2 of 2)

isometric
[ ī′sə-mĕt′rĭk ]

adj.

Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions or measurements.
Of, relating to, or being a crystal system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other.
Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.

Scientific definitions for isometrics

isometric
[ ī′sə-mĕt′rĭk ]

Adjective

See cubic.
Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
A graph showing the relationship between two quantities, such as pressure and temperature, when a third quantity, such as volume, is held constant.