English Explanatory Dictionary

isthmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
  2. Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
  3. An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪsθ.məs/ /ˈɪs.məs/ /ˈɪz.məs/ en-us-isthmus.ogg /ˈɪst.məs/

Word forms

isthmus isthmuses isthmi

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin isthmus (“a strip of land between two seas”), from Ancient Greek ῐ̓σθμός (ĭsthmós, “neck, narrow passage”), possibly from εἶμῐ (eîmĭ, “to go”). Cognate to Old Norse eið (“isthmus”).

Derived words

isthmectomy isthmian isthmic isthmitis isthmoid isthmo- isthm- isthmusectomy Isthmus-Mecayapan Nahuatl Isthmus Nahuatl isthmus of fauces Isthmus of Perekop Isthmus of Suez Isthmus Zapotec
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