Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Isothermal Lines

I'sothermal Lines

Lines laid down in maps to show the places which have the same mean temperature. (Greek, isos thermos, equal heat.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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