isobath
[ ahy-suh-bath ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌbæθ /
noun
an imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water.
a similar line for indicating the depth below the surface of the earth of an aquifer or the top of the water table.
Words nearby isobath
isoantibody,
isoantigen,
isobar,
isobaric,
isobaric spin,
isobath,
isobathic,
isobathytherm,
isobilateral,
isobront,
isobutane
British Dictionary definitions for isobath
isobath
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌbæθ) /
noun
a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth
Derived forms of isobath
isobathic, adjectiveWord Origin for isobath
C19: from Greek
isobathēs of equal depth, from
iso- +
bathos depth