isotherm

English

Etymology

From the French adjective isotherme (“of equal temperature”), itself from Ancient Greek ἴσος (isos, “equal”) + θέρμη (thermē, “warmth”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈaɪ.səʊˌθɜː(ɹ)m/, SAMPA: /"aI.s@U%T3:(r)m/

Noun

isotherm (plural isotherms)

1. A line of equal or constant temperature on a graph or chart, such as a weather map.

Derived terms

• isothermal

Translations

line representing equal or constant temperature

Czech: izoterma (cs) f. Dutch: isotherm (nl) m. Esperanto: izotermo (eo) French: ligne isotherme f. German: Isotherme (de) f. Greek: ισόθερμος (el) f.

Ido: izotermo (io) Italian: isoterma (it) f. Latvian: izoterma (lv) f. Lithuanian: izotermė (lt) f. Russian: изотерма (ru) (izotérma) f.

See also

• isobar

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Anagrams

• moithers

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German

Adjective

isotherm (not comparable)

1. isothermic