Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isopleth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iso-pleth
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.

noun

A line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

isopleths (plural)

Derived Forms

isoplethic thermoisopleth

Phrases

contour line

Frequently Paired Words

plethora contour line isobar isohyet isotherm

Synonyms

isoline isarithm isogram isopract

Questions

What does isopleth mean?
A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
Where does isopleth come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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