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isochrone
[ ahy-suh-krohn ]
noun
- 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
- a line on a map or diagram connecting places from which it takes the same time to travel to a certain point
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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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