isometric
Pronunciation Adjective
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Pronunciation Adjective
isometric
- Of, or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
- Of, or being a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
- (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also:
- 2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 10:
- One of the most effective isometric exercises for the deskbound is to sit up quite straight and tighten the large muscles of the buttocks, holding for a count of eight, then release.
- Antonyms include tonic movements auxotonic and isotonic which are divided into concentric and eccentric.
- 2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 10:
- (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
- German: isometrisch
- Italian: isometrico
- Russian: изометри́ческий
- Italian: isometrico
- Italian: isometrico
- Russian: изометрический
- Italian: isometrico
- Russian: изохорный
isometric (plural isometrics)
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