isopleth

/ˈaɪsəˌplɛθ/
noun
  1. A line on a map or diagram connecting points where a particular variable has the same value, such as temperature, rainfall, or population density.
    • The climate map used isopleths to show regions with the same average annual rainfall.
    • Demographers drew an isopleth connecting all towns with a population density of 500 people per square mile.
    • On the temperature chart, each isopleth represented a constant degree of warmth across the country.
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