isogeotherm

 [ahy-suh-jee-uh-thurm]  

i·so·ge·o·therm

   [ahy-suh-jee-uh-thurm]
noun
an imaginary line connecting all points within the earth having the same mean temperature.
Also called geoisotherm.

Origin:
1860–65; iso- + geo- + therm

Related forms
i·so·ge·o·ther·mal, i·so·ge·o·ther·mic, adjective
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isogeotherm (ˌaɪsəʊˈdʒiːəʊˌθɜːm)
 
—n
an imaginary line below the surface of the earth connecting points of equal temperature
 
isogeo'thermal
 
—adj
 
isogeo'thermic
 
—adj

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