The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . tric Isobaric sur-face, a surface in tlie air all points of whicli have thesame barometric pressure. The line of intersection of anisobanc sm-face and a plane not parallel to it is an isobaric Isocarpeae (i-s6-karpf-e), n, pi. [NL. (Kiitzing, 1843), < Gr. laog, equal, + Kapnog, fruit, -|--««?.] The first of the two classes into whichKiitzing divided all algse. It included the tribesGi/mnospermcw and Anf/iosjtcrmew. isocellular (i-so-selu-lar), a. [< Gr. lao
The century dictionary and cyclopedia, a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge with a new atlas of the world . tric Isobaric sur-face, a surface in tlie air all points of whicli have thesame barometric pressure. The line of intersection of anisobanc sm-face and a plane not parallel to it is an isobaric Isocarpeae (i-s6-karpf-e), n, pi. [NL. (Kiitzing, 1843), < Gr. laog, equal, + Kapnog, fruit, -|--««?.] The first of the two classes into whichKiitzing divided all algse. It included the tribesGi/mnospermcw and Anf/iosjtcrmew. isocellular (i-so-selu-lar), a. [< Gr. laog, equal,-I- NL. cellula, cell.] Consisting of equal orsimilar cells: as, an isocellular protozoan: op-posed to hetcrocelUdar. isocephaly (i-so-sefa-li), n. [< Gr. laog, equal,-f- KCfpa/)/, thehead.] A ruleor principle il-lustrated in an-cientGreekart,in accordancewith which, forthe sake of sjnn-metry, natmalproportionswere somewhatsacrificed incertain reliefs,etc., notably infriezes, and the heads of all the figures, whethermounted or on foot, standing or seated, werecarved upon nearly the same level. Also Isocephaly,—Example from the frieze ofthe Parthenon. [As isochron-ous + -ic] OeciuTing at regular intervals oftime. isochronism (i-sokro-nizm), n. [As Imchro-iious -f- -ism.] The character of being isochro-nous ; the property of a pendulum by which itperforms its vibrations in equal times. isochronon (i-sokro-non), H. [< Gr. laoxpovov,neut. of laoxpovog,^ equal in time: see isochro-nous.] An equal time-keeper; a clock designedto keep perfectly accui-ate time. isochronous (i-sokro-nus), a. [< Gr. laSxpomg,equal in age or time, < laog, equal, + xp^^od _ time: see chronic] Same as isochronal. isochronously (i-sokro-nus-U), adv. Same asisochronalli/. isochroous (i-sokro-us), a. [< Gr. laoxpoog, like-colored, < laog, equal, + ;tp()a, color.] Being ofthe same color throughout; whole-colored. isoclinal (i-so-klinal), a. and h. [As isocline +-al.]
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