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51isometric exercise — 1. exercise or a program of exercises to strengthen specific muscles or shape the figure by pitting one muscle or part of the body against another or against an immovable object in a strong but motionless action, as by pressing the fist of one… …
52isometric space — noun Either of two spaces between which an isometry exists …
53isometric perspective — noun A type of visual perspective in which all dimensions parallel to the three principal spatial axes are shown in their true proportions …
54isometric growth — Growth of one part of the body relative to another part in which there is no change in relationships of proportions or shape [Ingle, 1983] …
55isometric contraction — muscle contraction without appreciable shortening or change in distance between its origin and insertion …
56isometric growth — the growth of different organs or parts of an organism at the same rate …
57isometric period — isovolumic p …
58isometric relaxation — relaxation of a muscle without shortening …
59isometric exercise — i′somet′ric ex′ercise n. 1) spo med a program of exercises in which a muscle group is tensed against another muscle group or an immovable object so that the muscles may contract without shortening 2) spo med any specific exercise of this type •… …
60isometric exercise — noun muscle building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change) • Syn: ↑isometrics • Hypernyms:… …
