Complete Definition of "isochore"

English

Etymology
From Gr. iso- + chora (���) expanse

Noun
en-noun

#physics A line drawn on a pressure / volume / temperature graph through all points having the same value of the volume
#geology A contour showing points of equal vertical thickness of strata; equal to an isopach if strata is horizontal
#genetics A sequence of DNA that has a reasonably constant proportion of pairs of guanine and cytosine bases, and is rich in genes
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Translations

Italian: isocora f
mid

Related terms
contour line
isobar
isotherm
isodrosotherm
isotach
isogon
isohyet
isoquant
isogloss
isopleth

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