isotherm
[ ahy-suh-thurm ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌθɜrm /
noun
Meteorology.
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
Also called isothermal line. Physics.
a curve on which every point represents the same temperature.
Origin of isotherm
First recorded in 1855–60; back formation from
isothermal
Words nearby isotherm
isotac,
isotach,
isotactic,
isoteniscope,
isothere,
isotherm,
isothermal,
isothermal process,
isothermobath,
isothiocyanate,
isotimic
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British Dictionary definitions for isotherm
isotherm
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌθɜːm) /
noun
a line on a map linking places of equal temperature
physics
a curve on a graph that connects points of equal temperature
Also called:
isothermal,
isothermal line
Scientific definitions for isotherm
isotherm
[ ī′sə-thûrm′ ]
A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that have the same temperature. Each point can mark one temperature reading or an average of several readings.