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2601 | isomagnetic line | A line connecting points of equality in some MAGNETIC ELEMENT. |
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2602 | isometric | (adj.). Of or pertaining to equal measure. |
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2603 | isometric latitude | See LATITUDE. |
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2604 | isometric parallel | See PARALLEL. |
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2605 | isopleth | An ISOGRAM of equal or constant value of a given quantity, with respect to either time or space. |
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2606 | isopor | See ISOPORIC LINE. |
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2607 | isoporic line | A line connecting points of equal annual rate of change of a MAGNETIC ELEMENT. Also called isopor. |
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2608 | isopycnic | (adj.). Of or pertaining to equal density. |
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2609 | isopycnic | (n.). See ISOPYCNIC LINE. |
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2610 | isopycnic line | A line connecting points of equal density. Also called isopycnic. |
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2611 | isoradial | A RADIAL from the ISOCENTRE. |
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2612 | isostasy | A condition of approximate EQUILIBRIUM in the outer part of the EARTH, such that the gravitational effect of masses extending above the su... more |
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2613 | isostatic anomaly | The difference between an observed value of GRAVITY and a theoretical value at the point of OBSERVATION which has been corrected for ELEVATI... more |
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2614 | isotherm | In METEOROLOGY, the line which is the locus of points which have the same value of air temperature. |
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2615 | isothermal (or isothermic) | (adj.). Of or relating to equal temperature. |
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2616 | isotope | Two or more nuclides having the same atomic number, hence constituting the same element, but differing in mass number. |
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2617 | isotropic (or isotropus) | (adj.). Having the same physical properties in all directions. |
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2618 | isthmus | A narrow strip of LAND connecting two larger bodies of LAND. |
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2619 | jack-up rig | A rig which provides a stable drilling structure in shallow waters by extending supporting legs onto the seabed. The legs are retracted when... more |
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2620 | jellyfish | Any of various free-swimming COELENTERATES having a disc- or bell-shaped body of jellylike consistency. Many have long tentacles with nemat... more |