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Meaning of isolínea




Francisco Valdez Mendoza

isolínea
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Sust. FEM. híbr. Line contour which represents figures of equal value of properties, characteristics or physical qualities, commonly represented in maps. 40 Examples; equal value of ): isohipsas: height; isopacas: thickness; isotherms: temperature; isorradas: emission of radiation; isohyets: rainfall. Synonym: isopleta, composed by 'isos': equal, smooth, and «pléethos, pléethous», cases nominative and genitive singular equivalent to 'crowd, the crowd'. Isopleta is preferable because implicit is a quantitative idea.

  



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