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Webster 1913 Edition
Isthmus
Isth′mus
(?; 277)
, Noun.
pl.
Isthmuses
(#)
. [L.
isthmus
, Gr. ἰσθμόσ
a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of ἰέναι
to go; cf. Icel. eið
isthmus. See Issue
.] (Geog.)
A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland;
as, the
Isthmus
of Panama; the Isthmus
of Suez, etc.Webster 1828 Edition
Isthmus
ISTHMUS
,Noun.
Definition 2024
isthmus
isthmus
English
An isthmus (narrow strip of land).
Noun
isthmus (plural isthmuses or isthmi)
- A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
- (anatomy) Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
- (graph theory) An edge in a graph whose deletion increases the number of connected components of the graph.
Derived terms
Translations
narrow strip of land
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edge in a graph
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈistʰ.mus/, [ˈɪstʰ.mʊs]
Noun
isthmus m (genitive isthmī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | isthmus | isthmī |
| genitive | isthmī | isthmōrum |
| dative | isthmō | isthmīs |
| accusative | isthmum | isthmōs |
| ablative | isthmō | isthmīs |
| vocative | isthme | isthmī |
Usage notes
- Capitalised, it refers to the Isthmus of Corinth.