isochrone

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isochrone

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See iso- and chrono-.

noun isochrones

  1. An isoline on a map or chart connecting points that have the same value for some time-related variable. isochrones of urban development, isochrones of equal travel time
  2. A semicubical parabola.

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@misc{isochrone_2026,
  title = {isochrone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isochrone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}