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Isotherm
I′so-therm
,Noun.
[
Iso-
+ Gr. [GREEK] heat, fr. [GREEK] hot.] 1.
(Phys. Geog.)
A line connecting or marking points on the earth’s surface having the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a given time of observation, or the mean temperature for a year or other period. Also, a similar line based on the distribution of temperature in the ocean.
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isotherm
isotherm
English
Noun
isotherm (plural isotherms)
- A line of equal or constant temperature on a graph or chart, such as a weather map.
Derived terms
Translations
line representing equal or constant temperature
See also
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Anagrams
German
Adjective
isotherm (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of isotherm
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist isotherm | sie ist isotherm | es ist isotherm | sie sind isotherm | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | isothermer | isotherme | isothermes | isotherme |
| genitive | isothermen | isothermer | isothermen | isothermer | |
| dative | isothermem | isothermer | isothermem | isothermen | |
| accusative | isothermen | isotherme | isothermes | isotherme | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der isotherme | die isotherme | das isotherme | die isothermen |
| genitive | des isothermen | der isothermen | des isothermen | der isothermen | |
| dative | dem isothermen | der isothermen | dem isothermen | den isothermen | |
| accusative | den isothermen | die isotherme | das isotherme | die isothermen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein isothermer | eine isotherme | ein isothermes | (keine) isothermen |
| genitive | eines isothermen | einer isothermen | eines isothermen | (keiner) isothermen | |
| dative | einem isothermen | einer isothermen | einem isothermen | (keinen) isothermen | |
| accusative | einen isothermen | eine isotherme | ein isothermes | (keine) isothermen | |