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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A line in a [[chart]] connecting all points having the same time of occurrence of a particular  phenomenon or of a particular value of a quantity.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In meteorology, for example, the past positions of fronts, instability lines, isotherms, etc., on  a [[continuity chart]] constitute an isochrone.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 30 March 2024

A line in a chart connecting all points having the same time of occurrence of a particular phenomenon or of a particular value of a quantity.

In meteorology, for example, the past positions of fronts, instability lines, isotherms, etc., on a continuity chart constitute an isochrone.

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