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Isometric vs Tesseral - What's the difference?

isometric | tesseral |

As adjectives the difference between isometric and tesseral

is that isometric is isometric while tesseral is of, or pertaining to, tesserae or tesseral can be (mathematics) describing number systems, algebras, and algorithms over labeled hierarchical subdivisions of space.

isometric

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or exhibiting equality in dimensions.
  • Of, or being a geometric system of three equal axes lying at right angles to each other (especially in crystallography).
  • (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle remains the same. See also:
  • * 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.
  • (physics, of a thermodynamic process) Taking place at constant volume because of being confined by rigid boundaries.
  • Derived terms

    * *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A line connecting isometric points.
  • Anagrams

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    tesseral

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or pertaining to, tesserae.
  • isometric.
  • Derived terms

    * ditesseral

    Etymology 2

    , used in 1983 to describe such systems over various isohedral tilings of the plane.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Describing number systems, algebras, and algorithms over labeled hierarchical subdivisions of space.
  • Anagrams

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