Isostatic

Isostatic
Isostatic I`so*stat"ic, a. [Iso- + static.] (Physics & Geol.) Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • isostatic — adjective see isostasy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • isostatic — pertaining to the rise in land level after the melting of glaciers whose weight had depressed the land level …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • isostatic — isostatically, adv. /uy seuh stat ik/, adj. of, pertaining to, or characterized by isostasy. [1885 90; ISO + STATIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • isostatic — 1. noun a) A line of constant stress. b) A state of equilibrium between two forces. 2. adjective Of or pertaining to isostasy or isostatics …   Wiktionary

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  • isostàtic — i|sos|tà|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • isostatic — adj. of isostasy, of the balance between the gravity which tends to depress and the buoyancy which tends to raise a given segment of the earth s crust (Geology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • isostatic — iso·static …   English syllables

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