isopach

[ahy-suh-pak] /ˈaɪ səˌpæk/

Word Origin

noun, Geology.

a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.

Origin of isopach

Greek

1915-1920

1915-20; iso- + -pach < Greek páchos thickness

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British Dictionary definitions for isopach

isopach

/ˈaɪsəʊˌpæk/

noun

(geology) a line on a map connecting points below which a particular rock stratum has the same thickness

Word Origin

C20: from iso- + Greek pakhus thick, pakhutēs thickness

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