isometric

Meanings

Adjective

• 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).
• Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise
• Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.

Noun

• A line connecting isometric points.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek ἰσομέτρητος ("equal in measure"), from ἴσος + μέτρον. See also: iso- + -metric.