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isopycnic

isopycnic adjective: of points on a surface, or in a medium: having equal density.

Adjective

isopycnic (not comparable)

  1. Of points on a surface, or in a medium: having equal density.

Noun

isopycnic (plural isopycnics)

  1. A line on a chart connecting points of equal density.

Forms of isopycnic

pluralisopycnics

Origin of isopycnic

From from Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “thick”).

Questions about isopycnic

What does isopycnic mean?
Isopycnic means of points on a surface, or in a medium: having equal density.
What part of speech is isopycnic?
Isopycnic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near isopycnic in the dictionary

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

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