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isotherm
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i·so·therm  (s-thûrm)
n.
A line drawn on a weather map or chart linking all points of equal or constant temperature.

[From French isotherme, having the same temperature : Greek so-, iso- + Greek therm, heat; see -therm.]

isotherm [ˈaɪsəʊˌθɜːm]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a line on a map linking places of equal temperature
2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a curve on a graph that connects points of equal temperature Also called isothermal isothermal line

isotherm  (s-thûrm)
A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that have the same temperature. Each point can mark one temperature reading or an average of several readings.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.isothermisotherm - (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
weather chart, weather map - (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
meteorology - the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather)
isarithm, isogram, isopleth - a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
Translations
isotherm [ˈaɪsəʊθɜːm] Nisoterma f
isotherm
n (Met) → Isotherme f
isotherm [ˈaɪsəʊˌθɜːm] nisoterma
isotherm [ˈaɪsəʊˌθɜːm] nisoterma


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Session 2 on Friday, June 20, will examine the choice of coating level, including the monolayer concept, determination of the actual requirement, the oil absorption (or packing fraction) method, viscosity reduction of a suspension, settling volume of a suspension, adsorption isotherms and empirical confirmation.
 
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