isochrone

[ ahy-suh-krohn ]

/ ˈaɪ səˌkroʊn /

noun

a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.

Nearby words

isochromatic, isochromatophil, isochromosome, isochron, isochronal, isochrone, isochronia, isochronism, isochronize, isochronous, isochrony

Origin of isochrone

1690–1700; back formation from isochronous or isochronal

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British Dictionary definitions for isochrone

isochrone

/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌkrəʊn) /

noun

a line on a map or diagram connecting places from which it takes the same time to travel to a certain point

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