isotherm

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

Singular
isotherm

Plural
isotherms

isotherm (plural isotherms)

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

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

line representing equal or constant temperature

[edit] See also

[edit] 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

[edit] Anagrams

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