ISOBAR

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("isobar" is a kind of...):

isarithm; isogram; isopleth (a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable)

Domain category:

meteorology (the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather))

Holonyms ("isobar" is a part of...):

weather chart; weather map ((meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region)

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