noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An isoline linking places on a map which have equal wind speed.
2. 2
   a line joining points with constant wind speed. wordnet

Etymology

From iso- + Ancient Greek ταχύς (takhús, “fast”) (see tachy-).

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