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isopycnal

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈpɪknəl; -ˈpɪknɪk /

noun

  1. a line on a map connecting points of equal atmospheric density
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isopycnal1

C19: from iso- + Greek puknos thick
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Example Sentences

Katsumata, K., Sloyan, B. & Masuda, S. Diapycnal and isopycnal transports in the Southern Ocean estimated by a box inverse model.

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