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isochimenal, a. and n.|-ˈkaɪmɪnəl|
Also isocheimenal.
[f. F. isochimène (introd. 1817 by Humboldt), f. Gr. ἰσο-, iso- + χειµαίν-ειν to be stormy or wintry, f. χεῖµα winter-weather, storm.]
A. adj. Indicating equal mean winter temperatures: said of lines on a map, etc. (see isocheim).
B. n. An isochimenal line, an isocheim.
1846Worcester cites Francis. 1863Lyell Antiq. Man xviii. 365 In the actual state of the globe, the isochimenal lines, or lines of equal winter temperature, when traced westward from Europe to North America, bend 10° south. 1867Proctor in Intell. Observ. No. 62. 117 The isochimenals of greatest cold. |