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isopach

American

[ahy-suh-pak] / ˈaɪ səˌpæk /

noun

Geology.

a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.

isopach British

/ ˈaɪsəʊˌpæk /

noun

geology a line on a map connecting points below which a particular rock stratum has the same thickness

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Etymology

Origin of isopach

1915–20; iso- + -pach < Greek páchos thickness

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