isobar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
  2. A set of points or conditions at constant pressure.
  3. Either of two nuclides of different elements having the same mass number.

Word forms

isobar isobars isobare

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + βάρος (báros, “weight”), equivalent to iso- + bar-.

Derived words

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