ISOSTERIC


Meaning of ISOSTERIC in English

/uy'seuh ster"ik/ , adj.

1. Chem. having the same number of valence electrons in the same configuration but differing in the kinds and numbers of atoms.

2. Meteorol. having or showing equal atmospheric density.

[ 1860-65; ISO- + Gk ster ( eós ) solid, hard + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .