isometry

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-som-i-tree]
- /aɪˈsɒm ɪ tri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-som-i-tree]
- /aɪˈsɒm ɪ tri/

Definitions of isometry word

noun isometry equality of measure. 1
noun isometry Biology. equal growth rates in two parts of a developing organism. 1
noun isometry Geography. equality with respect to height above sea level. 1
noun isometry Mathematics. a function from one metric space onto a second metric space having the property that the distance between two points in the first space is equal to the distance between the image points in the second space. 1
noun isometry (mathematics) A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their pre-images. 1
noun Definition of isometry in Technology (mathematics) A mapping of a metric space onto another or onto itself so that the distance between any two points in the original space is the same as the distance between their images in the second space. For example, any combination of rotation and translation is an isometry of the plane. 1

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Origin of isometry

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

From the Greek word isometría, dating back to 1940-45. See iso-, -metry

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isometry popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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