Isopycnic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isopycnic \I`so*pyc"nic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. pykno`s dense.]
     (Physics)
     Having equal density, as different regions of a medium;
     passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an
     isopycnic line or surface.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isopycnic \I`so*pyc"nic\, n. (Physics)
     A line or surface passing through those points in a medium,
     at which the density is the same.
     [1913 Webster]