isotach

[ ahy-suh-tak ]

nounMeteorology.
  1. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.

Origin of isotach

1
1945–50; iso- + -tach<Greek tachýs swift; see tachy-

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British Dictionary definitions for isotach

isotach

/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌtæk) /


noun
  1. a line on a map connecting points of equal wind speed

Origin of isotach

1
from iso- + Greek takhos speed

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