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isopycnic

American

[ahy-suh-pik-nik] / ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nɪk /

adjective

Also isopycnal having the same density.

noun

a line drawn on a map connecting all points having the same density, as of water or air.

Etymology

Origin of isopycnic

1885–90; iso- + pycnic, variant of pyknic

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