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ax•o•no•met•ric
(ak′sə nō me′trik, -nə-),USA pronunciation adj. [Drafting.]
- Fine Artdesignating a method of projection (ax′onomet′ric projec′tion) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (ax′onomet′ric draw′ing) having all axes drawn to exact scale, resulting in the optical distortion of diagonals and curves. Cf. cabinet (def. 19), isometric (def. 5), oblique (def. 13). See illus. under isometric.
- Greek áxōn (see axon) + -o- + -metric
- 1905–10
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