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isobront

American  
[ahy-suh-bront] / ˈaɪ səˌbrɒnt /

noun

Meteorology.

  1. a line on a weather map or chart connecting various points where a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.

Etymology

Origin of isobront

1885–90; iso- + -bront < Greek brontḗ thunder

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Isobront, ī′so-bront, n. a line on a map connecting points at which a peal of thunder is heard simultaneously.

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