Meaning of ISOBAR
| Pronunciation: | | 'Isu`bâr
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| | Definition: | | [n] an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time |
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| | See Also: | | isarithm, isogram, isopleth | |
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\I"so*bar\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? weight.] (Phys. Geog.)
A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the
earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is
the same either at a given time, or for a certain period
(mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic line. [Written
also {isobare}.]
\I"so*bar\, n.
The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially in
atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or
application of isobaric science.
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| | Related Terms: | | air mass, anticyclone, artificial isotope, cold front, cold sector, cyclone, deuterium, front, heavy hydrogen, high, high-pressure area, isomer, isometric, isometric line, isopiestic line, isotherm, isothermal line, isotone, isotope, low, low-pressure area, nuclear isomer, occluded front, polar front, protium, radioactive isotope, radioisotope, squall line, stationary front, strontium 90, warm front, weather map, wind-shift line |
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