isotype - 2 dictionary results
i⋅so⋅type
[ahy-suh-tahyp] 
səˌtaɪp
–noun
| 1. | a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted: Every isotype of a house on that chart represents a thousand new houses. |
| 2. | a statistical graph, chart, diagram, etc., that employs such symbols. |
| 3. | Biology. any of two or more separate populations of the same or a similar type. |
| 4. | Immunology. any antigenic determinant that is common to all individuals in a species. |
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| i·so·type
(ī'sə-tīp') Pronunciation Key
n.
i'so·typ'ic (-tĭp'ĭk) adj. |
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