isotherm
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the French adjective isotherme (“of equal temperature”), itself from Ancient Greek ἴσος (isos, “equal”) + θέρμη (thermē, “warmth”)
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
isotherm (plural isotherms)
- A line of equal or constant temperature on a graph or chart, such as a weather map.
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
line representing equal or constant temperature
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- 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 [edit]
German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
isotherm (not comparable)
Declension [edit]
Declension of isotherm
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist isotherm | sie ist isotherm | es ist isotherm | sie sind isotherm | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | isothermer | isotherme | isothermes | isotherme |
| genitive | isothermen | isothermer | isothermen | isothermer | |
| dative | isothermem | isothermer | isothermem | isothermen | |
| accusative | isothermen | isotherme | isothermes | isotherme | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der isotherme | die isotherme | das isotherme | die isothermen |
| genitive | des isothermen | der isothermen | des isothermen | der isothermen | |
| dative | dem isothermen | der isothermen | dem isothermen | den isothermen | |
| accusative | den isothermen | die isotherme | das isotherme | die isothermen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein isothermer | eine isotherme | ein isothermes | (keine) isothermen |
| genitive | eines isothermen | einer isothermen | eines isothermen | (keiner) isothermen | |
| dative | einem isothermen | einer isothermen | einem isothermen | (keinen) isothermen | |
| accusative | einen isothermen | eine isotherme | ein isothermes | (keine) isothermen | |