isotherm
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
isotherm
n 1: (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same
temperature at a given time
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Isotherm \I"so*therm\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? heat, fr. ? 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Physics) A line on a graph connecting points representing
states having the same temperature; an isothermal line.
[PJC]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "isotherm":
air mass, anticyclone, cold front, cold sector, cyclone, front,
high, high-pressure area, isobar, isometric, isometric line,
isopiestic line, isothermal line, low, low-pressure area,
occluded front, polar front, squall line, stationary front,
warm front, weather map, wind-shift line
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