See Also: isostatic(dictionary)

isostatic (iou)



isostatic adjective. L19.
[from ISOSTASY: see -STATIC.]
Geology. Pertaining to, produced by, or characterized by isostasy. L19.
B. W. Sparks Large ice sheets caused an isostatic depression of the areas they occupied.
Performed under or involving conditions in which equal pressure is applied from all directions. M20.
isostatically adverb (a) Geology as regards isostasy; by, or as a result of, isostatic forces; (b) by pressure applied equally from all directions: E20.