isocryme

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noun

An isoline connecting points on the Earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.

OriginAncient Greek κρυμός →
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Meanings

nounisocryme (plural isocrymes)

plural isocrymes

  1. An isoline connecting points on the Earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρυμός“cold, chilliness”
  2. Englishisocryme

From iso- + Ancient Greek κρυμός (krumós, “cold, chilliness”) (see κρύος (krúos)). Coined by James D. Dana in 1854, who glossed κρυμός as "extreme cold".

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APA

isocryme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isocryme

MLA

“isocryme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isocryme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isocryme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isocryme.

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