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等圧式 (とうあつしき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

等とう圧あつ式しき

Meanings

1

noun

Technical term in meteorology and physics for a line connecting points of equal pressure.

天てん気き図ずには等とう圧あつ式しきが引ひかれている。
Isobars are drawn on the weather map.

Kanji

等etc., and so forth, class (first)
圧pressure, push, overwhelm
式style, ceremony, rite

Similar words

等とう圧あつ線せん
等圧線 is the more common term for isobar; 等圧式 is a less frequent synonym.

Etymology

Compound of 等 (equal) + 圧 (pressure) + 式 (formula/expression), literally 'equal-pressure expression'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.