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isopleth

[ahy-suh-pleth]

noun

a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.

Nearby words

  1. isophote,
  2. isophthalic acid,
  3. isopiestic,
  4. isoplastic,
  5. isoplastic graft,
  6. isopod,
  7. isopolity,
  8. isopor,
  9. isoprecipitin,
  10. isoprene

Origin of isopleth

1905–10; < Greek isoplēthḗs equal in number, equivalent to iso- iso- + plêth(os) a great number + -ēs adj. suffix
Also called isarithm.
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British Dictionary definitions for isopleth

isopleth

noun

a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount or ratio of some geographical or meteorological phenomenon or phenomenaAlso called: isogram, isoline

Word Origin for isopleth

C20: from Greek isoplēthēs equal in number, from iso- + plēthos multitude, great number
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