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isopycnal

isopycnal noun: a line connecting points of constant density in the ocean or in the atmosphere.

Noun

isopycnal (plural isopycnals)

  1. A line connecting points of constant density in the ocean or in the atmosphere.

Forms of isopycnal

pluralisopycnals

Origin of isopycnal

From iso- + pycno- + -al.

Questions about isopycnal

What does isopycnal mean?
Isopycnal means a line connecting points of constant density in the ocean or in the atmosphere.
What part of speech is isopycnal?
Isopycnal is a noun.
What is the plural of isopycnal?
The plural of isopycnal is isopycnals.

Words near isopycnal in the dictionary

  1. isopulegol
  2. isopullulanase
  3. isopullulanases
  4. isopunicine
  5. isopurpurin
  6. isopycnal
  7. isopycnals
  8. isopycnic
  9. isopycnically
  10. isopycnicity
  11. isopycnics

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