isopycnic

isopycnic [ahy-suh-pik-nik] Word Origin adjective

1. Also i·so·pyc·nal [ahy-suh-pik-nl] /ˌaɪ səˈpɪk nl/. having the same density.

noun

2. a line drawn on a map connecting all points having the same density, as of water or air.

Origin of isopycnic 1885–90; iso- + pycnic, variant of pyknic British Dictionary definitions for isopycnal isopycnal isopycnic (-ˈpɪknɪk) noun

1. a line on a map connecting points of equal atmospheric density

Word Origin for isopycnal C19: from iso- + Greek puknos thick