line on a meteorological map connecting areas with the same average temperatures; curve made up of dots representing the same temperature (Physics)
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Isotherm Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA 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.
isotherm
\i"so*therm\ (?), n. [iso- + gr. &?; heat, fr. &?; hot.] (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.
Noun
1. an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
(hypernym) isogram, isopleth, isarithm
Isotherm Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The line of equal or constant air temperature. If something is isothermal, it is of equal or constant temperature with respect to either time or space.
Isotherm Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Isotherm may refer to:
- Isotherm (contour line) a type of contour line that connects points of equal temperature at a given date or time on a geographic map
- Isotherm in thermodynamics, a curve on a p-V diagram for an isothermal process
- Moisture sorption isotherm a curve giving the functional relationship between humidity and equilibrium water content of a material for a constant temperature
- Sorption isotherm a curve giving the functional relationship between adsorbate and adsorbent in a constant-temperature adsorption process
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Isotherm Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all points of equal or constant temperature.
Isotherm Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
