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isopiestic

[ahy-soh-pahy-es-tik]

adjective

of or noting equal pressure; isobaric.

Origin:
1870–75; iso- + Greek piest(ós) compressible (verbid of piézein to press) + -ic

Related forms

i·so·pi·es·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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isopiestic (ˌaɪsəʊpaɪˈɛstɪk)

—*adj*
	a line on a map connecting places with equal ground water pressure

[C19: from iso- + Greek piestos compressible, from piezein to press]

isopi'estically

—*adv*

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