Etymology

isosurface

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Today it means: A surface that represents points of a constant value within a volume of space Full definition →

English surface ← Middle French surface ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Middle Frenchsurface
  4. Englishsurface
  5. English todayisosurface

From iso- + surface.

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