isograv

isograv noun: an isoline on a map joining points of equal gravitational potential. Also the abbreviation of isogravity.

Noun

isograv (countable and uncountable, plural isogravs)

An isoline on a map joining points of equal gravitational potential.
- They've plotted what they call isogravs, lines of equal-g, and riding parallel to them seems to do funny things.1954, Astounding Science-fiction, volume 52, numbers 4-53, page 99
- The favorable microgravity conditions 389 resulting from this are charted in figure 7, which shows the isograv envelopes of constant gravity gradient acceleration experienced aboard the station.1988, Frank Pohlemann, “A concept for a future autonomous European space station”, in Acta Astronautica, volume 18

isograv is also the abbreviation of isogravity.

isograv is also the abbreviation of isostatic residual.

Figure 5 shows the isogravs on a solar inertial station.1990, Charles R. Baugher, Measurement and Characterization of the Acceleration Environment on Board the Space Station, page 24-5:
Already isogravs showed the system's primary, an F9 star without a name of its own, unless you consider catalog numbers.2001, John Dalmas, Soldiers:

plural	isogravs

From iso- + clipping of gravity.

What does isograv mean?: Isograv means an isoline on a map joining points of equal gravitational potential.
How do you use isograv in a sentence?: Figure 5 shows the isogravs on a solar inertial station.
What part of speech is isograv?: Isograv is a noun.
What is the plural of isograv?: The plural of isograv is isogravs.

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