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OED iso-[edit]

Original list from Appendix:Contours[edit]

OED full entries[edit]

Note: this probably includes a few non-contour-related terms

Thrower (1972)[edit]

[1] Appendix B.

Thrower's list uses German sources, so search for e.g. Isodynamen for isodynam.

isobath depth below a datum (e.g. mean sea level)
isogonic line magnetic declination
isocline magnetic dip (inclination) or angle or slope
isohypse (contour) elevation above a datum (e.g., mean sea level)
isodynamic line value of intensity or a component or the intensity of the magnetic field
isotherm temperature (usually average)
isobar atmospheric pressure (usually average)
isohyet precipitation
isobront occurrence of thunderstorms  Done
isanther time or flowering of plants N not attestable; isantheric also not attestable
isopag duration of ice cover N not attestable. German has Isopagen. Etymon is πάγος (págos, “that which is fixed or firmly set, frost (LSJ)”) [2]
isodem population
isoamplitude amplitude of variation (often of annual temperature)
isoseismal line number (or intensity) of earthquake tremors
isochasm annual frequency of aurorae
isophot intensity of light on a surface
isoneph degree of cloudiness (often average)  Done
isochrone travel time from a given point
isophene date of beginning of a plant species entering a certain phenological phase  Done, again pin down the definition
isopectic time of ice formation  Done as {{no entry}} (only 2 cites found)
isotac time of thawing N insufficiently attested in English. German has Isotaken (pl). Etymon is τήκω (tḗkō, “melt”) (why a?)
isobase vertical earth movement  Done but needs etymological digging
isohemeric line minimum time of (freight) transportation N not attested
isohel average duration of sunshine in a specified time  Done, but need to pin down the definition
isodapane cost of travel time  Done
isotim the price for certain goods  Done
isoanabase land rising  Done, also isocatabase
isophort freight rates on land N not attested. Etymon is φόρτος (phórtos, “load, freight”)
isonau freight rates at sea N not attested
isomist wages N not attested. Etymon is μισθός (misthós, “wages”)
isothym intensity of evaporation N one use. Etymon is θῡμιάω (thūmiáō, “burn incense, pass off in fumes, etc”).
isoceph cranial indices N not attested. Probably eugenics
isochalaz frequency of hail storms N only in word lists. The 2003 edition of Thrower has "isohalaz", which is either an error or something Thrower made up
isogene density of a genus I find anthropological/genetic uses
isospecie density of a species N probably not attested. Fifficult to search for due to isospecies (adj)
isodyn economic attraction I find a wind energy sense. Likely attestable
isohydrodynam potential water power N not attested. Lots of German hits for Isohydrodynamen though
isostalak intensity of plankton precipitation N not attested. Etymon is σταλακτός (stalaktós, “dropping, dripping”).
isovapor vapor content in the air N One use of plural. There is a chemical sense, and isovapor-lock is used in petroleum engineering (?)
isodynam traffic tension I find a geomagnetism sense
isohygrom number of arid or humid months per year isohygromene (Lauer 1951, 1952) may be attestable
isobenth amount of zoo-benthos per unit area at given depths
isonoet equal average degree of intelligence isonoet / isonoetic coined by, and only used in, Scott (1957) https://www.jstor.org/stable/212008
isopach thickness of sedimentary deposits  Done

Other[edit]

isopract = isoline
isofag damage to crops inflicted by insects can only find uses by Hartzell and Wolfenbarger, viz. 2 authors (not 3 independent cites). Etymon is Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) (i.e. phage)
isobat ? some uses are typos/scannos for isobar; others are an error for isobath
isoscore score? may be attestable
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