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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of isopleth¹

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

Example Sentences

Gallerygoers can dance inside the Arts Exchange’s former bank vault, where on one of the walls, Scott Fitzgerald’s “Isopleth” will translate their movements into shifting displays of colored abstractions.

From New York Times