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isopleth

[ ahy-suh-pleth ]

noun

  1. a line drawn on a map through all points having the same numerical value, as of a population figure or geographic measurement.

isopleth

/ ˈaɪsəʊˌplɛθ /

noun

  1. a line on a map connecting places registering the same amount or ratio of some geographical or meteorological phenomenon or phenomena Also calledisogramisoline

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Word History and Origins

Origin of isopleth1

1905–10; < Greek isoplēthḗs equal in number, equivalent to iso- iso- + plêth ( os ) a great number + -ēs adj. suffix

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Word History and Origins

Origin of isopleth1

C20: from Greek isoplēthēs equal in number, from iso- + plēthos multitude, great number

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