isopleth
[ ahy-suh-pleth ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌplɛθ /
noun
a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
Also called
isarithm.
Origin of isopleth
1905–10; < Greek
isoplēthḗs equal in number, equivalent to
iso-
iso- +
plêth(os) a great number +
-ēs adj. suffix
Words nearby isopleth
isophote,
isophthalic acid,
isopiestic,
isoplastic,
isoplastic graft,
isopleth,
isopod,
isopolity,
isopor,
isoprecipitin,
isoprene
British Dictionary definitions for isopleth
isopleth
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌplɛθ) /
noun
a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount or ratio of some geographical or meteorological phenomenon or phenomena
Also called: isogram, isoline
Word Origin for isopleth
C20: from Greek
isoplēthēs equal in number, from
iso- +
plēthos multitude, great number