isothermal

or i·so·ther·mic

[ ahy-suh-thur-muhl ]

adjective

1. occurring at constant temperature.
2. pertaining to an isotherm.

noun

1. Meteorology. an isotherm.

isothermal

/ ˌaɪsəʊˈθɜːməl /

adjective

1. (of a process or change) taking place at constant temperature
2. of or relating to an isotherm

noun

1. another word for isotherm

isothermal

/ ī′sə-thûr′məl /

1. Relating to or indicating equal or constant temperatures.
2. Relating to a process, usually changes of pressure and volume, occurring at a constant temperature and following Boyle's Law.
3. Relating to an isotherm.

Derived Forms

• ˌisoˈthermally, adverb

Other Words From

• iso·thermal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of isothermal¹

1820–30; < French isotherme isothermal (< Greek iso- iso- + thérmē heat) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

"Knowledge of Bernoulli's law, the ideal gas law, and isothermal expansion are the three ingredients we baked into a model to explore how this device worked," Lipscombe said.

From Science Daily

"But when it's in that isothermal layer... between the surface and 180 metres... the sound behaves really quite straight."

From BBC

The pilot will also make use of “LAMP”, or loop mediated isothermal amplification, which the government described as a new type of testing technology able to deliver significant volumes of tests.

From Reuters

But there’s another approach to gene-based testing, called isothermal amplification, which is simpler and can work at a fixed temperature.

From The Verge

The authors provided evidence that darobactin and BamA bind to each other directly, using a technique called isothermal titration calorimetry, which measures the heat changes associated with physical interactions between molecules.

From Nature