isocryme

noun

iso·​cryme

plural -s

: an imaginary line or a line on a map or chart connecting points having the same mean temperature for a specified coldest time of the year

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary is- + Greek krymos frost, icy cold

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