- isotac
- line joining points where the ice melts at the same time of year
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
isotac
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isotac — a map line connecting all points having the same melting time of ice in the spring … Dictionary of ichthyology
isotac — /uy seuh tak /, n. a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring. [ISO + tac < Gk takênai to melt or takerós melting] * * * … Universalium
isotac — iso·tac … English syllables
isotac — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtak noun ( s) Etymology: is + tac (from Greek takēnai to melt, be dissolved, passive aor. infin. of tēkein to melt, dissolve) more at thaw : an equiglacial line on a map or chart connecting points where ice melts at the same time in… … Useful english dictionary
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Isolínea — Curvas de nivel de un mapa Curvas de nivel en una zona de montaña … Wikipedia Español
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
equiglacial line — as at equiangular+... noun Etymology: equi + glacial : a line on a map or chart to show coincidence of ice conditions (as in lakes, rivers, or harbors) at a given time see isopag, isopectic, isotac … Useful english dictionary
