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isodiametric

[ ahy-suh-dahy-uh-me-trik ]

adjective

  1. having equal diameters or axes.
  2. (of a spore or cell) having nearly equal diameters throughout.
  3. (of crystals) having two, or three, equal horizontal axes and a third, or fourth, unequal axis at right angles thereto.


isodiametric

/ ˌɪəʊˌ岹ɪəˈɛٰɪ /

adjective

  1. having diameters of the same length
  2. (of a crystal) having three equal axes
  3. (of a cell or similar body) having a similar diameter in all planes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of isodiametric1

First recorded in 1880–85; iso- + diametric
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Isodiametric, ī-so-dī-a-met′rik, adj. being of equal diameters.

From

The endodermis in Pinus, Picea and many other genera is usually a well-defined layer of cells enclosing the vascular bundles, and separated from them by a tissue consisting in part of ordinary parenchyma and to some extent of isodiametric tracheids; but this tissue, usually spoken of as the pericycle, is in direct continuity with other stem-tissues as well as the pericycle.

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Sporangia sessile, elongate, creeping but not reticulate, semicircular in transverse section, sometimes globose or depressed globose; peridium double, the outer thick coriaceous, yellow or brown, dehiscing stellately into persistent more or less triangular reflected lobes, remote from the thin, colorless inner wall; columella none; capillitium feebly developed, the nodes white, large, isodiametric; spores bright violet, smooth, 7–8 �.

From

They are more or less angular, and while elongated transversely at first, become nearly isodiametric as the pileus becomes fully expanded, passing from an elongated form to rectangular, or sinuous in outline, the margin more or less upturned, especially in age, when they begin to loosen and "peel" from the surface of the cap.

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What doesǻ徱ٰmean?

Isodiametric describes having the same diameters or axes.

When two objects have the same diameter, they are ǻ徱ٰ—that is, they have the same circular width. Two isodiametric objects may look alike, or they may look different and be different shapes. For example, two ovals could be isodiametric at their horizontal diameter but have completely different vertical diameters.

Isodiametric is especially used in geometry and any field that involves geometric design, such as architecture, engineering, or design.

In botany, isodiametric is used to describe a plant’s parenchyma cells, most of which are unspecialized. This is why they are isodiametric, or of similar size and shape.

In geology and crystallography, isodiametric describes crystals with two or three equal horizontal axes and an additional, unequal axis at right angles.

Example: The two celestial bodies are isodiametric, leading us to believe they may be similar in other ways as well.

Where doesǻ徱ٰcome from?

The first records of the term isodiametric come from around the 1880s. It combines the combining form iso-, meaning “equal,” and the term diametric, meaning “related to a straight line through the center of a circle or sphere.” Isodiametric means “of equal diameter.”

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How isǻ徱ٰused in real life?

Isodiametric is most commonly used in the fields of geometry, biology, botany, or geology to discuss items with equal diameters.

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If two objects are isodiametric, they are the same size and shape.

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