different between isovolumic vs isometric

English

Etymology

iso- +? volumic

Adjective

isovolumic (not comparable)

1. Having the same volume (as another space); having unchanged volume (in the same space as compared with earlier).

Synonyms

• isovolumetric
• isochoric

English

Alternative forms

• isometrical (dated)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????????? (isométr?tos, “equal in measure”), from ???? (ísos, “equal”) + ?????? (métron, “measure”). See also: iso- +? -metric.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?a?.s???m?t.??k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?a?.so??m?t.??k/, /?a?.s??m?t.??k/

Adjective

isometric (comparative more isometric, superlative most isometric)

1. Of, or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
2. Of, or being a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
3. (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also: Wikipedia:isometric exercise
   • 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.

4. (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.

Derived terms

• isometric perspective
• isometric projection

Translations

Noun

isometric (plural isometrics)

1. A line connecting isometric points.

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