Definition of Isostatic

1. a. Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy.

Definition of Isostatic

1. Noun. A line of constant stress. ¹

2. Noun. A state of equilibrium between two forces. ¹

3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to isostasy or isostatics ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Isostatic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isostatic

isospectral
isospectrality
isospin
isospins
isospondyli
isospondylous
isospora
isosporiasis
isosporic
isospories
isostacies
isostacy
isostasies
isostasy
isostatic (current term)
isostatically
isostaticity
isostatics
isostemonous
isostemony
isostere
isosteres
isosteric
isostery
isosthenuria
isostilbic
isostrain
isostress
isostructural

Literary usage of Isostatic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Structural Geology by Charles Kenneth Leith (1913)
"DEPTH OF isostatic COMPENSATION The differences in density postulated by isostasy cannot be expected to extend downward indefinitely; in fact, ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"isostatic Adjustments on a Minor Scale, in their Relation to Oil Domes* BY M. Ai/BERTSON,t EM, ... isostatic ..."

3. Geodesy: Including Astronomical Observations, Gravity Measurements, and by George Leonard Hosmer (1919)
"... isostatic Compensation. For many years it has been known that the estimated and observed values of the station error are not in even approximate ..."

4. New Materials Society, Challenges and Opportunities: New Materials Science ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Consolidation methods currently in commercial or near-commercial use for microcrystalline paniculate include hot extrusion, hot isostatic pressing, ..."

5. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"This would constitute an initial isostatic adjustment. ... If isostatic readjustment had not also been in progress during this interval, ..."

6. Structural Geology by Charles Kenneth Leith (1913)
"DEPTH OF isostatic COMPENSATION The differences in density postulated by isostasy cannot be expected to extend downward indefinitely; in fact, ..."

7. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"isostatic Adjustments on a Minor Scale, in their Relation to Oil Domes* BY M. Ai/BERTSON,t EM, ... isostatic ..."

8. Geodesy: Including Astronomical Observations, Gravity Measurements, and by George Leonard Hosmer (1919)
"... isostatic Compensation. For many years it has been known that the estimated and observed values of the station error are not in even approximate ..."

9. New Materials Society, Challenges and Opportunities: New Materials Science ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Consolidation methods currently in commercial or near-commercial use for microcrystalline paniculate include hot extrusion, hot isostatic pressing, ..."

10. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1907)
"This would constitute an initial isostatic adjustment. ... If isostatic readjustment had not also been in progress during this interval, ..."

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