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/an uy'seuh me"trik, an'uy-/, adj.1. not isometric; of unequal measurement.2. Mineral. (of a crystal) having axes of different lengths (opposed to equant).[1865-70; AN-1 + ISOMETRIC]
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Anisometric — An i*so*met ric, a. [Gr. an priv. + E. isometric.] Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; said of crystals with three unequal axes. Dana. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anisometric — [an ī΄sō me′trik] adj. [ AN 1 + ISOMETRIC] not isometric; with asymmetrical parts … English World dictionary
anisometric — adjective having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements • Syn: ↑unsymmetrical • Similar to: ↑unequal * * * |aˌnīsə|me.trik, a|n adjective Etymology: French anisométrique, from an + isométrique isometric … Useful english dictionary
Anisometric verse — is a type of poetic verse which does not have any corresponding poetic meter. A stanza of this sort is mostly lines of unequal numbers of matching length in terms of how many meters, which can also be termed as mixed stanzas [ Citation|… … Wikipedia
anisometric verse — ▪ literature poetic verse that does not have equal or corresponding poetic metres (metre). An anisometric stanza is composed of lines of unequal metrical length, as in William Wordsworth (Wordsworth, William) s “Ode: Intimations of… … Universalium
anisometric — adjective Not isometric or symmetrical … Wiktionary
anisometric — an·iso·met·ric … English syllables
anisometric — /ænˌaɪsoʊˈmɛtrɪk/ (say an.uysoh metrik) adjective 1. not isometric; of unequal measurement. 2. (of crystals) having three dimensionally unequal axial directions …
anisometrically — See anisometric. * * * … Universalium
equant — /ee kweuhnt, ee kwant/, adj. (of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric). [ < L aequant , s. of aequans, prp. of aequare; see EQUATE] * * * … Universalium
