isobar

views updated May 23 2018

i·so·bar / ˈīsəˌbär/ • n. 1. Meteorol. a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period. ∎  Physics a curve or formula representing a physical system at constant pressure.2. Physics each of two or more isotopes of different elements, with the same atomic weight.DERIVATIVES: i·so·bar·ic / ˌīsəˈbarik; -ˈbär-/ adj.

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isobar

views updated Jun 08 2018

isobar A line on a weather map connecting points that are at the same atmospheric pressure. On surface charts the values are ‘reduced’ to sea level. Such isolines are drawn at a given interval in millibars. Contours of isobaric surfaces may be drawn to represent surfaces in the upper atmosphere composed of points at the same pressure.

isobar

views updated May 08 2018

isobar Line on a weather map connecting points at the same atmospheric pressure. On surface charts the values are ‘reduced’ to sea level. Such isolines are drawn at a given interval in millibars. Contours of isobaric surfaces may be drawn to represent surfaces in the upper atmosphere composed of points at the same pressure.

isobar

views updated May 29 2018

isobar Line on a weather map connecting points of equal pressure, either at the Earth's surface or at a constant height above it. The patterns of isobars depict the variation in atmospheric pressure, showing areas of high and low pressure on the map.