isocryme

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English

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Etymology

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From iso- + Ancient Greek κρυμός (krumós, cold, chilliness) (see κρύος (krúos)). Coined by James D. Dana in 1854,[1] who glossed κρυμός as "extreme cold".

Noun

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isocryme (plural isocrymes)

  1. An isoline connecting points on the Earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.

References

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  1. ^ James D. Dana (1852) “On the Geographical Distribution of Crustacea”, in United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842[1], volume 14, page 1452