isochrone
[ ahy-suh-krohn ]
/ ˈaɪ səˌkroʊn /
noun
a 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.
Origin of isochrone
1690–1700; back formation from
isochronous or
isochronal
Words nearby isochrone
isochromatic,
isochromatophil,
isochromosome,
isochron,
isochronal,
isochrone,
isochronia,
isochronism,
isochronize,
isochronous,
isochrony
British Dictionary definitions for isochrone
isochrone
/ (ˈaɪsəʊˌkrəʊn) /
noun
a line on a map or diagram connecting places from which it takes the same time to travel to a certain point