(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Jan 10 2006 at 5:49:25

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.

 

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