ISOMETRIC


Meaning of ISOMETRIC in English

/ ˌaɪsəˈmetrɪk; NAmE / adjective

1.

( technical ) connected with a type of physical exercise in which muscles are made to work without the whole body moving

2.

( geometry ) connected with a style of drawing in three dimensions without perspective

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Greek isometria equality of measure (from isos equal + -metria measuring) + -ic .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.