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Meaning of ISOPYCNIC

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \I`so*pyc"nic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. pykno`s dense.]
    (Physics)
    Having equal density, as different regions of a medium;
    passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an
    isopycnic line or surface.
    
  2. \I`so*pyc"nic\, n. (Physics)
    A line or surface passing through those points in a medium,
    at which the density is the same.
    
 
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