Isobront
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Isobront is a noun meaning (meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
Meaning
(meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously.
More Meanings
- (meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points which, on average, experience the same number of thundery days per year.
Example Sentences
On these charts isobronts, or lines of equal frequency of thunder, were drawn. These are shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the data being expressed as percentages of days on which thunder was heard.
The lines joining the points where the first thunder is heard at the same instant of time are called "isobronts", or lines of equal front. Sometimes the isobront is taken as the mean of the time when first and last thunder is heard at a place. This is the custom in France.
Word Forms
- isobronts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include isophane, isobathytherm, isotherombrose, isohume, isobole, isobare.
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