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isotach

[ ahy-suh-tak ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌtæk /
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noun Meteorology.
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
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Origin of isotach

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

Words nearby isotach

isostere, isosteric, isosterism, isostructural, isotac, isotach, isotactic, isoteniscope, isothere, isotherm, isothermal
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British Dictionary definitions for isotach

isotach
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌtæk) /
noun
a line on a map connecting points of equal wind speed

Word Origin for isotach

from iso- + Greek takhos speed
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