- isonephelic
- line connecting points of equal cloud cover
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
isonephelic
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Isonephelic — I so*ne*phel ic, a. [Iso + Gr. ? a cloud.] (Phys. Geog.) Having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness for a given period; as, isonephelic regions; an isonephelic line. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
isoneph — isonephelic /uy soh neuh fel ik/, adj. /uy seuh nef /, n. Meteorol. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness. [1840 50; ISO + neph < Gk néphos cloud] * * * … Universalium
Contour Lines — All right, you must think I m off my rocker at last. Contour lines? This list of 60 nouns beginning with iso defines words for contour lines on maps and diagrams that connect points having some feature (climatic, geographic, etc.) in common also… … Phrontistery dictionary
isoneph — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnef noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary is + neph (from Greek nephos cloud) more at nebula : a line on a map connecting points that have the same average percentage of cloudiness * * * isonephelic /uy s … Useful english dictionary
