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Meaning of isochrone | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An isoline on a map or chart connecting points that have the same value for some time-related variable.
A semicubical parabola.

Examples

“isochrones of urban development, isochrones of equal travel time”

“Isopoll maps can be reinterpreted to show the migration of a particular genus or ecotone through time by isochrones (equal time lines).”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

isochronicity isochronism isochronon Isochronous Isochronously isochrony