isobar

i·so·bar

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ahy-suh-bahr]
- /ˈaɪ səˌbɑr/
- /ˈaɪ.sə.bɑːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahy-suh-bahr]
- /ˈaɪ səˌbɑr/

Definitions of isobar word

noun isobar Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same. 1
noun isobar Also, isobare [ahy-suh-bair] /ˈaɪ səˌbɛər/ (Show IPA). Physics, Chemistry. one of two or more atoms having equal atomic weights but different atomic numbers. 1
noun isobar A line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period. 1
noun isobar weathermap: line joining points of equal pressure 1
noun isobar atom with same mass as another but different number 1
noun isobar a line on a map connecting places of equal atmospheric pressure, usually reduced to sea level for purposes of comparison, at a given time or period 0

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Origin of isobar

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65; < Greek isobarḗs “of equal weight,” from ísos iso- + báros “weight” (see bar3)

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Parts of speech for Isobar

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Isobar

isobar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for isobar

noun isobar

line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
front — the foremost part or surface of anything.
low — to utter by or as by lowing.
high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.

All 4 Synonyms of isobar