isometric

comparative more isometric · superlative most isometric · alternative dated isometrical

1. Of or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
2. Being or relating to a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
3. medicineOf or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same.
   1. medicineOf exercises, involving moves and routines that produce such muscular contraction.

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      Superintendent, I was just, uh, stretching my calves on the windowsill. Isometric exercise! Care to join me?

      1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield” (00:49 from the start), in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Principal Skinner (Harry Shearer), segment "Skinner & The Superintendent", production code 3F18

      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.

      2011, David Foster Wallace, The Pale King, page 10

4. natural sciencesOf a thermodynamic process, taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.

plural isometrics · alternative dated isometrical

1. A line connecting isometric points.