ISOBAR

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is the same either at a given time, or for a certain period (mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic line. [Written also isobare.]

2.
n.

The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially in atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or application of isobaric science.


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