isobath
[ ahy-suh-bath ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌbæθ /
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noun
an imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water.
a similar line for indicating the depth below the surface of the earth of an aquifer or the top of the water table.
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isoantibody, isoantigen, isobar, isobaric, isobaric spin, isobath, isobathic, isobathytherm, isobilateral, isobront, isobutane
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British Dictionary definitions for isobath
isobath
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌbæθ) /
noun
a line on a map connecting points of equal underwater depth
Derived forms of isobath
isobathic, adjectiveWord Origin for isobath
C19: from Greek isobathēs of equal depth, from iso- + bathos depth
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