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isohel

isohel noun: a line on a map connecting places that receive equal solar radiation, or equal daily hours of sunshine.

Noun

isohel (plural isohels)

  1. A line on a map connecting places that receive equal solar radiation, or equal daily hours of sunshine.
    • Each map shows a zone of increased sunshine between Ghana and Nigeria, destroying the regular pattern of east-west trending isohels across southern Nigeria and Ivory Coast.1987, Derek F. Hayward, Julius S. Oguntoyinbo, Climatology of West Africa, page 29

Forms of isohel

pluralisohels

Origin of isohel

From iso- + Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

Questions about isohel

What does isohel mean?
Isohel means a line on a map connecting places that receive equal solar radiation, or equal daily hours of sunshine.
What part of speech is isohel?
Isohel is a noun.
What is the plural of isohel?
The plural of isohel is isohels.

Words near isohel in the dictionary

  1. isohedral
  2. isohedrally
  3. isohedron
  4. isoheight
  5. isoheights
  6. isohel
  7. isohelical
  8. isohelically
  9. isohelicity
  10. isohels
  11. isohemagglutinin

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