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iso·bath (-bat̸h′)

noun

a contour line on a map connecting points of equal depth in a body of water or below the earth's surface

Etymology: < iso- + Gr bathos, depth

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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