ISOCHASM

Etymology

Noun

isochasm (plural isochasms)

(geography) A line connecting places on the Earth's surface that have the same mean frequency of auroras.

Anagrams

• chamisos

Source: Wiktionary


I"so*chasm, n. Etym: [Iso- + chasm.] (Phys. Geog.)

Definition: A line connecting places on the earth's surface at which there is the same mean frequency of auroras.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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