Word: isobase
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
so
base
Definition: A line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval or subsidence.
Morphemes:
Affix: iso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms terms for specific kinds of isolines. More generally, a contour line for a function of two variables is a curve connecting points where the function has the same particular value
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἴσος
Language: grc
Decoded: isos
Meaning: equal
Affix: base
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.