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—isostatically, adv./uy'seuh stat"ik/, adj.of, pertaining to, or characterized by isostasy.[1885-90; ISO- + STATIC]
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Isostatic — I so*stat ic, a. [Iso + static.] (Physics & Geol.) Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Isostatic depression — is the term used by geologists for the sinking of large parts of the earth s crust into the asthenosphere. The sinking is caused by a heavy weight placed on the earth s surface. Often this is caused by the heavy weight of glacial ice due to… … Wikipedia
Isostatic pressing — Isostatic pressing. См. Изостатическое прессование. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
isostatic — adjective see isostasy … New Collegiate Dictionary
isostatic — pertaining to the rise in land level after the melting of glaciers whose weight had depressed the land level … Dictionary of ichthyology
isostatic — 1. noun a) A line of constant stress. b) A state of equilibrium between two forces. 2. adjective Of or pertaining to isostasy or isostatics … Wiktionary
isostatic — the rise and fall of the land relative to the sea (as opposed to eustatic) due to the removal or addition of ice sheets respectively … Geography glossary
isostàtic — i|sos|tà|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
isostatic — adj. of isostasy, of the balance between the gravity which tends to depress and the buoyancy which tends to raise a given segment of the earth s crust (Geology) … English contemporary dictionary
isostatic — iso·static … English syllables
