axonometric

axonometric
/ak'seuh noh me"trik, -neuh-/, adj. Drafting.
designating a method of projection (axonometric projection) in which a three-dimensional object is represented by a drawing (axonometric drawing) 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.
[1905-10; < Gk áxon (see AXON) + -O- + -METRIC]

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