isopycnic

isopycnic
/uy'seuh pik"nik/, adj.
1. Also, isopycnal /uy'seuh pik"nl/. having the same density.
n.
2. a line drawn on a map connecting all points having the same density, as of water or air.
[1885-90; ISO- + pycnic, var. of PYKNIC]

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  • Isopycnic — I so*pyc nic, n. (Physics) A line or surface passing through those points in a medium, at which the density is the same. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Isopycnic — Viruses purified by isopycnic centrifugation a density gradient was formed during high speed centrifugation of a solution of caesium chloride and the two virus types come to rest at points corresponding to their density. The tube is about 10cm… …   Wikipedia

  • isopycnic — izopikna statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Brėžinio linija, jungianti vienodo tankio taškus. atitikmenys: angl. curve of constant density; equidense; isodense; isopycn; isopycnic; isopycnic line; line of equal density… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • isopycnic — izopikna statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. isopycn; isopycnic; isopycnic line vok. Isodense, f; Isopykne, f; Linie gleicher Dichte, f rus. изопикна, f pranc. courbe d’égale densité, f; courbe isopycne, f; isopycne, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • isopycnic — Having equal density: thus in equilibrium density gradient centrifugation a particle (molecule) will cease to move when it reaches a level at which it is isopycnic with the medium …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • Isopycnic centrifugation — Isopycnic centrifugation, also known as density gradient centrifugation or equilibrium sedimentation is a technique used to separate molecules on the basis of buoyant density. (The word isopycnic means equal density .) Typically, a self… …   Wikipedia

  • isopycnic centrifugation — isopycnic centrifugation. = density gradient centrifugation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • isopycnic line — izopikna statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Brėžinio linija, jungianti vienodo tankio taškus. atitikmenys: angl. curve of constant density; equidense; isodense; isopycn; isopycnic; isopycnic line; line of equal density… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • isopycnic line — izopikna statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. isopycn; isopycnic; isopycnic line vok. Isodense, f; Isopykne, f; Linie gleicher Dichte, f rus. изопикна, f pranc. courbe d’égale densité, f; courbe isopycne, f; isopycne, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • isopycnic — adjective Etymology: is + Greek pyknos dense Date: circa 1890 1. of, relating to, or marked by equal or constant density 2. being or produced by a technique (as centrifugation) in which the components of a mixture are separated on the basis of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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