isotherm

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


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
i•so•therm  (ī′sə thûrm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Meteorologya line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
  2. PhysicsAlso called i′sother′mal line′. a curve on which every point represents the same temperature.
  • back formation from isothermal 1855–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
isotherm / ˈaɪsəʊˌθɜːm/
  1. a line on a map linking places of equal temperature
  2. a curve on a graph that connects points of equal temperature

Also called: isothermal, isothermal line
'isotherm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
geoisotherm - isothermal - isothermobath - therm

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