isohyet

isohyet
isohyetal, adj.
/uy'seuh huy"euht/, n. Meteorol.
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
[1895-1900; ISO- + -hyet < Gk hyetós rain]

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