isobaric
Americanadjective
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Meteorology. having or showing equal barometric pressure.
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Physics, Chemistry. of or relating to isobars.
adjective
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Also: isopiestic. having equal atmospheric pressure
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of or relating to isobars
Etymology
Origin of isobaric
Example Sentences
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Figure 15.11 A graph of pressure versus volume for a constant-pressure, or isobaric, process, such as the one shown in Figure 15.10.
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The last step may be either an isothermal or adiabatic process, ending at the starting point of the isobaric process.
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Is the same true for isobaric and isochoric processes?
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Among them are the isobaric, isochoric, isothermal and adiabatic processes.
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The isobaric charts published in the report of the Nansen expedition show that the North Atlantic low-pressure area is more or less well developed in all months.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
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