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isochrone

[ ahy-suh-krohn ]

noun

  1. a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.


isochrone

/ ˈ²¹Éª²õəʊˌ°ì°ùəʊ²Ô /

noun

  1. a line on a map or diagram connecting places from which it takes the same time to travel to a certain point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of isochrone1

1690–1700; back formation from isochronous or isochronal
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The world is an isochrone map, where distances are only as great as the time they take you to cross.

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Think of an isochrone map, where bands of color denote travel time from a central location, adapted to correspond to France’s thriving cities: Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, and a handful of others.

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