isobar
noun [C] /ˈaɪ.sə.bɑːr/
/-soʊ.bɑːr/ specializedDefinition
› a line drawn on a weather map joining all the places that have the same air pressureMaps and map-makingWeather and climate - general words
(Definition of isobar noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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