isohel

[ ahy-suh-hel ]

/ ˈaɪ səˌhɛl /

noun Meteorology.

a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.

Nearby words

isogram, isograph, isographic, isogriv, isohaline, isohel, isohemagglutination, isohemagglutinin, isohemolysin, isohemolysis, isohume

Origin of isohel

1900–05; iso- + -hel < Greek hḗlios sun

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British Dictionary definitions for isohel

isohel

/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌhɛl) /

noun

a line on a map connecting places with an equal period of sunshine

Word Origin for isohel

C20: from iso- + Greek hēlios sun

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Science definitions for isohel

isohel

[ ī′sō-hĕl′ ]

A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight.