isopleth

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪsəʊˌplɛθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ī′sə pleth′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
i•so•pleth  (ī′sə pleth′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geography, Place Namesa line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement. Also called isarithm. 
  • Greek isoplēthé̄s equal in number, equivalent. to iso- iso- + plêth(os) a great number + -ēs adjective, adjectival suffix
  • 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
isopleth / ˈaɪsəʊˌplɛθ/
  1. a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount or ratio of some geographical or meteorological phenomenon or phenomena
    Also called: isogram, isoline
Etymology: 20th Century: from Greek isoplēthēs equal in number, from iso- + plēthos multitude, great number
'isopleth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
isarithm - isogram - isoline

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