isobront

noun

iso·​bront

variants or less commonly isobronton

-äntᵊn,

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗,

ˌ⸗⸗ˈbrän‧ˌtän

: a line on a chart marking the simultaneous development of a thunderstorm at different points on the earth's surface

Word History

Etymology

isobront International Scientific Vocabulary is- + -bront (from Greek brontē thunder); isobronton from is- + -bronton (from Greek brontē thunder)

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