isotherm

Found in thesaurus: isarithm, isopleth, isogram

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isotherm
n. 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
Isotherm may refer to:
  • Isotherm (contour line) a type 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

Noun
1. an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
(hypernym) isogram, isopleth, isarithm


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isotherm
adj. isothermal, pertaining to an isotherm, of a line which connects areas with the same average temperatures (Meteorology)

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isotherm
n. izoterma