a line on a map connecting points having equal amounts of precipitation during a given time period or for a particular storm
Origin of isohyet
from iso- + Classical Greek hyetos, rain: see hyeto-isohyet
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isohyet
noun
A line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of rainfall.
Origin of isohyet
iso- Greek hūetos rain ; see seuə-2 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 precipitation during a given period of time.
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