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Breathes with different rhythm ultimately - indication of temperature
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isotherm
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A line of equal or constant temperature on a graph or chart, such as a weather map.
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 ...
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 ...
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.