Word: isogloss
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
so
gloss
Definition: A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature.
Morphemes:
Affix: iso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forms terms for specific kinds of isolines. More generally, a contour line for a function of two variables is a curve connecting points where the function has the same particular value
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἴσος
Language: grc
Decoded: isos
Meaning: equal
Affix: gloss
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσα
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: language