a line on a map connecting points having equal hours of sunshine in a standard period of time
Origin of isohel
from iso- + Classical Greek helios, sunisohel
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isohel
noun
A line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight.
Origin of isohel
iso- Greek hēlios sun ; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunlight.
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Origin
iso- and Ancient Greek ἥλιος (helios, “sun”).
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