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The word 'isobar' derives from the two ancient Greek words, ''ισος'' (''isos''), meaning 'equal', and ''βαρος'' (''baros''), meaning 'weight'.

★ In meteorology, thermodynamics, and similar science (and engineering), an 'isobar' is a contour line of equal or constant pressure on a graph, plot, or map. ''(For further discussion, see under Contour line)''

★ In nuclear physics, two nuclides with the same mass number are called 'isobars'. For example, boron-12 and carbon-12 are isobars.

★ 'Isobar' has also occasionally been used as a synonym for a heat pipe.

★ ''Isobar'' is the title of a 2007 science fiction film.

★ Isobar is an international network of digital marketing agencies.

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★ Isosurface

★ Isobaric process

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★ Isotope - one of multiple varieties of the same element of different atomic masses

★ Isotone - one of multiple nuclides with equal numbers of neutrons

★ Isomer - one of multiple molecules with the same formula

★ Nuclear isomer - a nuclide in a neutral state (i.e., containing more energy, but with no change in number of protons and neutrons)