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An isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
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isotherm
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Isotherm \I"so*therm\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? heat, fr. ? hot.] (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface having the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a given time of observation, or the mean temperature for ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1860, from French isotherme (Humboldt, 1817), from Greek iso- (see iso- ) + therme "heat" (see thermal ).
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Isotherm may refer to: Isotherm (contour line) a type of equal temperature at a given date or time on a geographic map Isotherm in thermodynamics, a curve on a p-V diagram for an isothermal process Moisture sorption isotherm a curve giving the functional ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Aleksandrova rather confusingly calls the northern and southern belts arctic tundra and subarctic tundra, separating them by the 6°C July isotherm . ▪ An isotherm is a pressure-volume plot at constant temperature. ▪ Starting ...
Usage examples of isotherm.
In these the isotherms for every second degree are drawn in broken lines.
We see from the sections how nearly the isotherms and isohalins follow each other.
We see further in both sections, and especially in the southern one, that the isotherms and isohalins often have an undulating course, since the conditions at one station may be different from those at the neighbouring stations.
These undulating curves of the isotherms and isohalins are familiar to us in the Norwegian Sea, where they have been shown in most sections taken in recent years.
This state of things is clearly apparent in the sections, where the isotherms and isohalins run vertically for some way below the surface.