isobar

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isobar

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From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + βάρος (báros, “weight”), equivalent to iso- + bar-.

noun isobars · isobare

  1. A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
  2. A set of points or conditions at constant pressure.
  3. Either of two nuclides of different elements having the same mass number.

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noun line on a map connecting places of equal pressure

हिन्दीसमदाब रेखा samdāb rekhā
Françaisisobare
DeutschIsobare
Italianoisobara
Ελληνικάισοβαρής isovarís, ισοβαρής καμπύλη isovarís kampýli
Русскийизоба́ра izobára
עבריתאיזובר izobár

noun (thermodynamics) set of points at constant pressure

Françaisisobare
Italianoisobara

noun either of two nuclides

हिन्दीसमभारिक sambhārik
Françaisisobare
DeutschIsobar
Italianonuclide isobaro, isobaro
Русскийизоба́р izobár
עבריתאיזובר izobár

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@misc{isobar_2026,
  title = {isobar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isobar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}