| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| isopiestic |
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| SYLLABICATION: | i·so·pi·es·tic |
| PRONUNCIATION: |    s -p- s t k, -p - |
| ADJECTIVE: | Marked by or indicating equal pressure; isobaric. | | NOUN: | See isobar (sense 1). | | ETYMOLOGY: | iso– + Greek piestos, able to be compressed (from piezein, to press tight; see sed- in Appendix I) + –ic.
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