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isohyet definition

iso·hyet (ī′sō hī′ət, -sə-)

noun

a line on a map connecting points having equal amounts of precipitation during a given time period or for a particular storm

Etymology: < iso- + Gr hyetos, rain: see hyeto-

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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