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isocheim

American

[ahy-suh-kahym] / ˈaɪ səˌkaɪm /

Or isochime

noun

Climatology.

a line on a map connecting points that have the same mean winter temperature.

isocheim British

/ ˈaɪsəʊˌkaɪm /

noun

a line on a map connecting places with the same mean winter temperature

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Other Word Forms

isocheimal adjective
isocheimenal adjective
isocheimic adjective
isochimal adjective

Etymology

Origin of isocheim

1860–65; iso- + -cheim < Greek cheîma winter cold

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