Definition of Anisometric

1. Adjective. Having unsymmetrical parts or unequal dimensions or measurements.

Exact synonyms: Unsymmetrical
Similar to: Unequal

Definition of Anisometric

1. a. Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of crystals with three unequal axes.

Definition of Anisometric

1. Adjective. Not isometric or symmetrical. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anisometric

anisogametic
anisogamic
anisogamies
anisognathous
anisokaryosis
anisol
anisole
anisoles
anisols
anisomastia
anisomelia
anisomeric
anisomerous
anisometric (current term)
anisometropia
anisometropias
anisometropic
anisometropic amblyopia
anisomorphism
anisomycin
anisonogamists
anisopetalous
anisophyllous
anisophylly
anisopiesis
anisoplanatism
anisopleura

Literary usage of Anisometric

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1922)
"C. anisometric class, embracing the crystals of the orthorhombic, mono- clinic, ... Crystals of the third or anisometric class have more complex optical ..."

2. Text-book of Systematic Mineralogy by Hilary Bauerman (1881)
"... giving the anisometric projection. Of these methods the first is not suited for representing crystals, as the distortion of the faces is too great, ..."

3. A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography by James Dwight Dana (1837)
"The axes which connect the centres of the faces, form three oblique intersections. * Rhombic System and anisometric Systfm of Naumann ; Prismatic of Mohs; ..."

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