ISOCHRONE

isochrone

(noun) an isogram connecting points at which something occurs or arrives at the same time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

isochrone (plural isochrones)

An isoline on a map or chart connecting points that have the same value of a quantity that has dimension time.

(mathematics) A semicubical parabola.

Source: Wiktionary



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