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isallobar
(is¦allo|bar)
Pronunciation:
/ʌɪˈsalə(ʊ)bɑː/
noun
Meteorology
a line on a map connecting points at which the barometric pressure has changed by an equal amount during a specified time.
Derivatives
isallobaric
adjective
Origin:
early 20th century
: from
iso-
'equal'
+
allo-
'other'
+
bar
2
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