isarithm

• Ligne tracée sur une carte reliant des points de même valeur numérique d'une variable donnée, comme l'altitude, la température ou la pression.

A line drawn on a map connecting points that share the same numerical value of a particular variable, such as elevation, temperature, or pressure.

1. Contour lineC1formaltechnical

   A line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable (e.g., elevation, temperature, pressure).

   Isarithmique

   • The isarithm for 100 meters elevation showed the shape of the hill.
   • Meteorologists use isarithms to represent areas of equal atmospheric pressure.
   • On the map, the isarithm connecting points of equal rainfall was carefully drawn.
   • Isarithms are fundamental tools in cartography and geographic analysis.

   Synonymesisogramisopleth