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isobase

isobase noun: a line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval or subsidence.

Noun

isobase (plural isobases)

  1. A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval or subsidence.
    • Assuming their zero isobase and assuming also that they have correctly identified the beaches, the Jamieson hypothesis is decidedly not favored by their field observations.1920, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, volume 31
    • The southern limit of Wright's zero isobase should intersect the north-west coast of England 125 km further north in the vicinity of the southern shore of Morecambe Bay.1978, Sea-level Changes: North-West England During the Flandrian Stage, M. J. Tooley

isobase meaning in Tamil

isobase in Tamil

சம அடிமட்டம், சமஅடிமட்டம்

Forms of isobase

pluralisobases

Origin of isobase

From iso- + base?

Questions about isobase

What does isobase mean?
Isobase means a line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval or subsidence.
What is isobase in Tamil?
Isobase in Tamil is சம அடிமட்டம், சமஅடிமட்டம். See Isobase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is isobase?
Isobase is a noun.
What is the plural of isobase?
The plural of isobase is isobases.

Words near isobase in the dictionary

  1. isobarically
  2. isobaricity
  3. isobarometric
  4. isobars
  5. isobaryonic
  6. isobase
  7. isobases
  8. isobath
  9. isobathic
  10. isobaths
  11. isobathytherm

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