Word: isochron
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
so
chron
Definition: A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (especially as measured using the ratios of isotopes).
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: chron
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A period of time between two geomagnetic reversals.