Usually means: Density depends solely on pressure.
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  1. barotropic: Merriam-Webster
  2. barotropic: Wiktionary
  3. barotropic: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. barotropic: Dictionary.com
  5. Barotropic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. barotropic: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Barotropic: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

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  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (barotropic)

▸ adjective:  (meteorology) In which the pressure of the atmosphere is dependent upon its density only.

Similar:
monobaric, barophysical, normobaric, isobaric, thermoclinic, isothermic, thermohydrodynamic, homentropic, gasdynamic, isopycnic, more...

Opposite:
baroclinic, non-barotropic, stratified

Types:
isothermal, isentropic, reversed, normal, more...

Phrases:
barotropic model, barotropic wave, Barotropic fluid, more...

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Similar:
monobaric, barophysical, normobaric, isobaric, thermoclinic, isothermic, thermohydrodynamic, homentropic, gasdynamic, isopycnic, more...

Opposite:
baroclinic, non-barotropic, stratified

Types:
isothermal, isentropic, reversed, normal, more...

Phrases:
barotropic model, barotropic wave, Barotropic fluid, more...



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