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isothermal

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AY2 S AH0 TH ER1 M AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to an isotherm

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An isotherm

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

of a process or change taking place at constant temperature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

From iso- + thermal or isotherm + -al.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: isoterminen — of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
  • French: isothermique — of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
  • French: isotherme — of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
  • Polish: izotermiczny — of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
  • Tagalog: kakaintanin — of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
  • Vietnamese: đẳng nhiệt — of or pertaining to a process that takes place at constant temperature
  • Esperanto: izoterma — of or relating to an isotherm
  • French: isotherme — of or relating to an isotherm
  • Irish: isiteirmeach — of or relating to an isotherm
  • Latvian: izotermāls — of or relating to an isotherm
  • Lithuanian: izoterminis — of or relating to an isotherm
  • Polish: izotermiczny — of or relating to an isotherm
  • Tagalog: kakaintanin — of or relating to an isotherm
  • Vietnamese: đẳng nhiệt — of or relating to an isotherm