ISOPLETH


Meaning of ISOPLETH in English

[ 'ʌɪsə(ʊ)plɛθ ]

■ noun Meteorology a line on a map connecting points having equal incidence of a specified feature.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Gk isoplēthēs 'equal in quantity', from Gk isos 'equal' + plēthos 'multitude, quantity'.

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