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isotherm

 
Dictionary: i·so·therm   (ī'sə-thûrm') pronunciation

n.
A line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all points of equal or constant temperature.

[From French isotherme, having the same temperature : Greek īso-, iso- + Greek thermē, heat; see -therm.]


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Chemistry Dictionary: isotherm
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1. A line on a map or chart joining points or places of equal temperature. 2. A curve on a graph representing readings taken at constant temperature (e.g. the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas at constant temperature).



Geography Dictionary: isotherm
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A line on a map or chart joining places of equal temperature.

 
Columbia Encyclopedia: isotherm
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isotherm, line drawn on a map of a particular region of the earth's surface connecting points of equal temperature; each point reflects one temperature reading or an average of several readings over a period of time. The relative spacing of the isothermal lines indicates a temperature gradient, i.e., the amount of temperature change over a given distance.


Veterinary Dictionary: isotherm
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A line on a map or chart depicting the boundaries of an area in which the temperature is the same.

Translations: Isotherm
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - isoterm

Nederlands (Dutch)
isotherm

Français (French)
n. - isotherme

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Phys.) Isotherme, (Verbindungslinie von Orten gleicher Temperatur)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μετεωρ.) ισόθερμος (καμπύλη)

Italiano (Italian)
isoterma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - curva (f) isotérmica

Русский (Russian)
изотерма

Español (Spanish)
n. - isoterma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - isoterm (meteor.), linje (på karta) mellan orter med samma temperatur

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
等温线

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 等溫線

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 등온선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 等温線

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خط على الخريطه يربط المناطق التي لها نفس درجه الحرارة في فترة زمنيه معينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו במפה המחבר מקומות שווי-טמפרטורה, איזותרם (במפה)‬


 
 
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