isotim

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noun

An isoline joining points on a map with the same transport costs for a particular product.

OriginGerman Isotim ← Ancient Greek τιμή →
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Meanings

nounisotim (plural isotims)

plural isotims

  1. economicsAn isoline joining points on a map with the same transport costs for a particular product.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτιμή“value”
  2. GermanIsotim
  3. Englishisotim

Borrowed from German Isotim, coined by Alfred Weber. Equivalent to iso- + Ancient Greek τιμή (timḗ, “value”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ITOism
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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