isopleth
[ ahy-suh-pleth ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌplɛθ /
noun
a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.
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Also called isarithm.
Origin of isopleth
1905–10; <Greek isoplēthḗs equal in number, equivalent to iso-iso- + plêth(os) a great number + -ēs adj. suffix
Words nearby isopleth
isophote, isophthalic acid, isopiestic, isoplastic, isoplastic graft, isopleth, isopod, isopolity, isopor, isoprecipitin, isoprene
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British Dictionary definitions for isopleth
isopleth
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌplɛθ) /
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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