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Definition of Isobaric
1. a. Denoting equal pressure; as, an isobaric line; specifically, of or pertaining to isobars.
Definition of Isobaric
1. Adjective. having the same pressures, masses, or densities ¹
2. Adjective. (physics) (''of a thermodynamic process'') having a constant pressure throughout ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Isobaric
1. isobar [adj] - See also: isobar
Medical Definition of Isobaric
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Isobaric
Literary usage of Isobaric
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy by Augustin Privat-Deschanel, Joseph David Everett (1870)
"From the information thus furnished, curves (called isobaric lines) are drawn upon a
... Besides the isobaric lines, these charts indicate, by the system of ..."
2. Physiography by Rollin D. Salisbury (1919)
"series of isobaric lines, with pressures varying from 30.00 to 29.70 inches; the
latter is a vertical section through such an area, to show the isobaric ..."
3. Weather: A Popular Exposition of the Nature of Weather Changes from Day to Day by Ralph Abercromby (1887)
"NON-isobaric BAINS. We have now to deal with the most unsatisfactory branch of
modern meteorology—the nature of those falls of rain that are not associated ..."
4. Meteorology: A Text-book on the Weather, the Causes of Its Changes, and by Willis Isbister Milham (1912)
"92, which shows a cross section of a valley, the normal isobaric surfaces are
represented by full lines, while the upward bulging of these surfaces is ..."
5. Elementary Meteorology for High Schools and Colleges by Frank Waldo (1896)
"An isobaric line, or an isobar as it is usually called by meteorologists, ...
In order to draw isobaric lines on a chart, the barometric pressures reduced ..."
6. Elementary Meteorology by William Morris Davis (1894)
"The position of the isobaric surface of 30.00 is determined in the way employed
in Section ... Other isobaric surfaces may then be added at greater heights, ..."
7. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1917)
"The more common and important changes are (1) isobaric or equal pressure. (2)
Isovolumic or equal volume. (3) Isothermal or equal temperature. ..."
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