different between isotherm vs isochore

English

Etymology

From the French isotherme (“of equal temperature”, adjective), itself from Ancient Greek ???? (ísos, “equal”) + ????? (thérm?, “warmth”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?a?.s??????(?)m/

Noun

isotherm (plural isotherms)

1. A line on a graph or chart, such as a weather map, along which all the points have the same temperature.

Derived terms

• isothermal

Related terms

• isothermality
• isothermic

Translations

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Anagrams

• Homerist, moithers, shoterim, theorism, thiomers

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

isotherm (not comparable)

1. isothermic
2. isothermal

Declension

Further reading

• “isotherm” in Duden online

English

Etymology

From iso- +? Ancient Greek ???? (kh?ra, “place”).

Noun

isochore (plural isochores)

1. (physics) A line drawn on a pressure / volume / temperature graph through all points having the same value of the volume.
2. (geology) A contour showing points of equal vertical thickness of strata; equal to an isopach if strata are horizontal.
3. (genetics) A sequence of DNA that has a reasonably constant proportion of pairs of guanine and cytosine bases, and is rich in genes.

Translations

Anagrams

• choosier