- isopiestic
- adjective Etymology: is- + Greek piestos, verbal of piezein to press — more at piezo- Date: 1873 of, relating to, or marked by equal pressure
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Isopiestic — I so*pi*es tic, a. [Iso + Gr. ? to press.] (Thermodynamics) Having equal pressure. [1913 Webster] {Isopiestic lines}, lines showing, in a diagram, the relations of temperature and volume, when the elastic force is constant; called also {isobars} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
isopiestic — [ī΄sō pī es′tik, ī΄səpī es′tik] adj. [< ISO + Gr piestos, compressible < piezein: see PIEZO ] indicating equal pressure n. ISOBAR … English World dictionary
isopiestic — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌpī|estik adjective Etymology: is + piest (from Greek piestos compressible, from piezein to press) + ic more at piezo : of, relating to, or marked by equal pressure : isobaric * * * isopiestically, adv … Useful english dictionary
Isopiestic lines — Isopiestic I so*pi*es tic, a. [Iso + Gr. ? to press.] (Thermodynamics) Having equal pressure. [1913 Webster] {Isopiestic lines}, lines showing, in a diagram, the relations of temperature and volume, when the elastic force is constant; called also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
isopiestic solutions — izopiestiniai tirpalai statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Tirpalai, kurių tirpiklio aktyvumas vienodas. atitikmenys: angl. isopiestic solutions rus. изопиестические растворы … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
isopiestic — isopiestically, adv. /uy soh puy es tik/, adj. of or noting equal pressure; isobaric. [1870 75; ISO + Gk piest(ós) compressible (verbid of piézein to press) + IC] * * * … Universalium
isopiestic — adjective isobaric … Wiktionary
isopiestic — line connecting points of equal pressure but varying temperature and volume Contour Lines … Phrontistery dictionary
isopiestic — iso·pi·es·tic … English syllables
isopiestic — Having equal pressure … Grandiloquent dictionary
