isobar
(noun) (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
Source: WordNet® 3.1
isobar (plural isobars)
(meteorology) A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant pressure.
(nuclear physics) Either of two nuclides of different elements having the same mass number.
(thermodynamics) A set of points or conditions at constant pressure.
• (meteorology)
• Borias, boiars
Source: Wiktionary
I"so*bar, n. Etym: [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.)
Definition: 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.]
I"so*bar, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially in atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or application of isobaric science.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
