isotherm
n.
line on a meteorological map connecting areas with the same average temperatures; curve made up of dots representing the same temperature (Physics)
Isotherm
isotherm
Noun
1. an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
(hypernym) isogram, isopleth, isarithm
isotherm
adj.
isothermal, pertaining to an isotherm, of a line which connects areas with the same average temperatures (Meteorology)
Isotherm
(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.
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