isobar
noun
- a line on a map connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given reference altitude, commonly sea level, over a given period or at a given time
- any atom that has the same atomic weight (or mass number) as another atom but a different atomic number, as carbon-14 and nitrogen-14
See isobar in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(īˈsə-bärˌ)
noun- A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure. Also called isopiestic.
- Any of two or more kinds of atoms having the same atomic mass but different atomic numbers.
Related Forms:
- iˌso·barˈic (-bärˈĭk, -bărˈ-) adjective
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