isopleth

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noun

A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounisopleth (plural isopleths)

plural isopleths

  1. A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.

    Synonyms: isoline, isarithm, isogram, isopract

  2. natural sciencesA line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπλῆθος“a great number”
  2. Englishisopleth

From iso- + Ancient Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “a great number”).

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Translations

Dutch isopleet
  • isopleetline through all points having the same value
Finnish samanarvonkäyrä, samanarvonviiva
  • samanarvonkäyräline through all points having the same value
  • samanarvonviivaline through all points having the same value
  • isopleettiline through all points having the same value
  • isoviivaline through all points having the same value
Italian isopleta
  • isopletaline through all points having the same value
Polish izopleta, izopleta
  • izopletaline through all points having the same value
  • izopletathermodynamics: line indicating the same mole fraction
Portuguese isopleta
  • isopletaline through all points having the same value
Spanish isolínea
  • isolínealine through all points having the same value

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Cite this entry
APA

isopleth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isopleth

MLA

“isopleth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isopleth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isopleth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isopleth.

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