isochrone en · NOUN
Etymology
See iso- and chrono-.
Meanings
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An isoline on a map or chart connecting points that have the same value for some time-related variable.
isochrones of urban development, isochrones of equal travel time
Isopoll maps can be reinterpreted to show the migration of a particular genus or ecotone through time by isochrones (equal time lines).
2013, Raymond S. Bradley, Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, page 420:
- A semicubical parabola.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| isochrones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |