isobar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: isobar	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for isobar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
isobar n (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Isobar \I"so*bar\, n. The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially in atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or application of isobaric science.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Isobar \I"so*bar\, n. [Iso- + Gr. [?] weight.] (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is the same either at a given time, or for a certain period (mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic line. [Written also {isobare}.]