ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Isograv

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Isograv is a noun meaning An isoline on a map joining points of equal gravitational potential.

Meaning

An isoline on a map joining points of equal gravitational potential.

More Meanings

  1. (physics) Abbreviation of isogravity.
  2. (physics) Abbreviation of isostatic residual (gravity) anomaly.

Example Sentences

They've plotted what they call isogravs, lines of equal-g, and riding parallel to them seems to do funny things.
Already isogravs showed the system's primary, an F9 star without a name of its own, unless you consider catalog numbers.
The magnetic anomaly rasters (bouguerbougure, isograv and magnetic) were obtained from the USGS as was the thermal maturity point data.
Figure 5 shows the isogravs on a solar inertial station. You get constant gravity just like you do on the LVLH station as you come out of the orbit plane.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include isogriv, isogam, isogon, isochrone, isophot, isocline.

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