Etymology

isopycnic

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Today it means: Of points on a surface, or in a medium: having equal density. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πυκνός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπυκνός“thick”
  2. English todayisopycnic

From from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπυκνός all →

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