isotherm
English
Etymology
From the French isotherme (“of equal temperature”, adjective), itself from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + θέρμη (thérmē, “warmth”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.səʊˌθɜː(ɹ)m/
Noun
isotherm (plural isotherms)
- A line of equal or constant temperature on a graph or chart, such as a weather map.
Derived terms
- isothermal
Translations
line representing equal or constant temperature
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See also
- isobar
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Anagrams
- moithers, theorism
German
Adjective
isotherm (not comparable)
- isothermic
- isothermal
Declension
Declension of isotherm
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist isotherm | sie ist isotherm | es ist isotherm | sie sind isotherm | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | isothermer | isotherme | isothermes | isotherme |
genitive | isothermen | isothermer | isothermen | isothermer | |
dative | isothermem | isothermer | isothermem | isothermen | |
accusative | isothermen | isotherme | isothermes | isotherme | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der isotherme | die isotherme | das isotherme | die isothermen |
genitive | des isothermen | der isothermen | des isothermen | der isothermen | |
dative | dem isothermen | der isothermen | dem isothermen | den isothermen | |
accusative | den isothermen | die isotherme | das isotherme | die isothermen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein isothermer | eine isotherme | ein isothermes | (keine) isothermen |
genitive | eines isothermen | einer isothermen | eines isothermen | (keiner) isothermen | |
dative | einem isothermen | einer isothermen | einem isothermen | (keinen) isothermen | |
accusative | einen isothermen | eine isotherme | ein isothermes | (keine) isothermen |
Further reading
- isotherm in Duden online