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noun
A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: thermoisopleth
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: isogram, isopleth, isarithm
History
From the French isotherme (“of equal temperature”, adjective), itself from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “warmth”). By surface analysis, iso- + -therm.
Across languages
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