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noun
A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: isoline, isarithm, isogram, isopract
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
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noun
a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: isogram, isarithm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
Narrower terms: isobar, isochrone, isoclinic line, isoclinal, isohel, isotherm
History
From iso- + Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “a great number”).
Across languages
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