isochasm

[ ahy-suh-kaz-uhm ]

nounMeteorology.
  1. a line on a map or chart connecting points where auroras are observed with equal frequency.

Origin of isochasm

1
First recorded in 1880–85; iso- + chasm

Other words from isochasm

  • i·so·chas·mic, adjective

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