isochrone

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respellingsə krōn′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
i•so•chrone  sə krōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Geographya line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
  • back formation from isochronous or isochronal 1690–1700

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