isopiestic

American

[ahy-soh-pahy-es-tik] / ˌaɪ soʊ paɪˈɛs tɪk /

adjective

of or noting equal pressure; isobaric.

isopiestic British

/ ˌaɪsəʊpaɪˈɛstɪk /

adjective

a line on a map connecting places with equal ground water pressure

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

isopiestically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of isopiestic

1870–75; iso- + Greek piest ( ós ) compressible (verbid of piézein to press) + -ic

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