Isothermobath

Isothermobath
Isothermobath I`so*ther"mo*bath, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? hot + ? depth.] (Phys. Geog) A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean. [1913 Webster]

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  • isothermobath — a map line connecting all points having the same temperature at a given depth of ocean …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • isothermobath — isothermobathic, adj. /uy seuh therr meuh bath /, n. a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature. [ISOTHERM + O + bath < Gk báthos depth] * * * …   Universalium

  • isothermobath — line connecting points of equal temperature at a given ocean depth Contour Lines …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • isothermobath — iso·ther·mo·bath …   English syllables

  • isothermobath — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈthərməˌbath noun ( s) Etymology: isotherm + o + bath (from Greek bathos depth); akin to Greek bathys deep more at bathy : a line on a diagram of vertical section of the ocean connecting points of equal temperature * * * isothermobathic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Isothermobathic — I so*ther mo*bath ic, a. Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of the ocean. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Contour Lines — All right, you must think I m off my rocker at last. Contour lines? This list of 60 nouns beginning with iso defines words for contour lines on maps and diagrams that connect points having some feature (climatic, geographic, etc.) in common also… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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