isohyet

English

Etymology

From iso- + Ancient Greek ὑετός (huetós, “rain”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈaɪ.soʊˌhaɪ.ɪt/

Noun

isohyet (plural isohyets)

1. A line of equal rainfall on a map or chart, such as a weather map.

   Coordinate terms: isopleth, isobar, isotherm

   On the yearly rainfall map, the 10-inch (250 mm) isohyet separates viable cropland from desert.

Derived terms

• isohyetal
• isohyetose

Translations

a line of equal or constant rainfall on a graph or chart

• Czech: izohyeta f
• Dutch: isohyeet (nl) f
• Finnish: sadekäyrä, isohyeetti (fi)
• French: isohyète (fr) f
• Galician: isohieta (gl) f
• Lithuanian: izohieta (lt) f
• Polish: izohieta (pl) f
• Russian: изогиета (ru) f (izogijeta)
• Turkish: izoyet

See also

• isopluvial

Further reading

• isohyet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia