isochrone

English

Etymology

See iso- and chrono-.

Noun

isochrone (plural isochrones)

  1. An isoline on a map or chart connecting points that have the same value for some time-related variable.
    isochrones of urban development, isochrones of equal travel time
    • 2013, Raymond S. Bradley, Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, page 420:
      Isopoll maps can be reinterpreted to show the migration of a particular genus or ecotone through time by isochrones (equal time lines).
  2. (mathematics) A semicubical parabola.

See also

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.zɔ.kʁɔn/
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Adjective

isochrone (plural isochrones)

  1. isochrone

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