isotherm

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.səʊˌθɜː(ɹ)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
• Estonian: isoterm, samasoojusjoon
• Finnish: isotermi (fi)
• French: ^{(please verify)} ligne isotherme f , ^{(please verify)} isotherme (fr) f
• German: Isotherme (de) f
• Greek: ισόθερμος (el) f (isóthermos)
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• Ido: izotermo (io)
• Irish: isiteirm f
• Italian: isoterma (it) f
• Latvian: izoterma f
• Lithuanian: izotermė f
• Portuguese: isoterma f
• Russian: изоте́рма (ru) f (izotérma)
• Tagalog: kakaintan

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, shoterim, theorism, thiomers

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German

Adjective

isotherm (not comparable)

1. isothermic
2. isothermal

Further reading

• “isotherm” in Duden online