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isocheim definition

iso·cheim (ī′sō kīm′, -sə-)

noun

a line on a map connecting points on the earth's surface that have the same mean winter temperature

Etymology: < iso- + Gr cheima, winter: see hibernate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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