isopleth

English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “a great number”).

Noun

isopleth (plural isopleths)

A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
Synonyms: isoline, isarithm, isogram, isopract

Coordinate terms: isobar, isohyet, isotherm
(thermodynamics) A line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.

Hyponyms

For a complete list of types of isopleth, see Category:en:Isolines.

Related terms

plethora

Translations

line through all points having the same value

Dutch: isopleet (nl) m
Finnish: samanarvonkäyrä, samanarvonviiva, isopleetti, isoviiva
Portuguese: isopleta f
Spanish: isolínea f

thermodynamics: line indicating the same mole fraction

See also

contour line

Anagrams

helistop, hoplites, spoileth

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