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Definition of Isobaths
1. isobath [n] - See also: isobath
Lexicographical Neighbors of Isobaths
Literary usage of Isobaths
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Inland Lakes of Wisconsin by Chancey Juday (1914)
"For the calculation of the slope between two contour lines or isobaths the
following formula1 has been used : 8 = o ' == tan"1 0 -ia /jand 72 represent the ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"The Northern Division of Windermere forms one deep and uniform basin, the isobaths
of which follow the coast-line faithfully, clinging most closely to it ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"The Northern Division of Windermere forms one deep and uniform basin, the isobaths
of which follow the coast-line faithfully, clinging most closely to it ..."
4. Proceedings of the Geologists' Association by Geologists' Association (1896)
"In the case of Windermere, Dr. Mill observes that " two instances occur in which
the isobaths down to 150 feet indicate branches or ..."
5. Bulletin by T. J. Evans (1914)
"In calculating the mean slope of the bottom of a lake which has a number of
isobaths, or contour lines, still another formula is employed. ..."
6. The Bathymetrical Features of the North Polar Seas: With a Discussion of the by Fridtjof Nansen (1904)
"The isobaths drawn in the North Polar Basin are of course very hypothetical, as
the soundings are too few and too far between to allow of anything else. ..."
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