单词 | isohyet |
释义 | > as lemmasisohyet isohyet n. Brit. /ˈʌɪsə(ʊ)ˌhʌɪᵻt/ , /ˌʌɪsə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪᵻt/ , U.S. /ˌaɪsoʊˈhaɪət/ , /ˌaɪsəˈhaɪət/ [Greek ὑετ-ός rain] a line on a map, etc. connecting places having an equal annual or seasonal rainfall.ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > diagrams, graphs, or lines > [noun] > rainfall rain map1848 rain chart1849 isohyetal1889 isohyet1899 1899 Nature 21 Dec. 172/2 Isobars and isohyets indicating monthly and annual distribution of barometric pressure and rainfall. 1911 C. E. W. Bean ‘Dreadnought’ of Darling xv. 144 The carpet which covers a country within the ten-inch isohyet (rainfall line) is a pretty ticklish thing to play with. 1931 A. A. Miller Climatology 19 Lines drawn through points having equal rainfall during any given period and known as isohyets. 1967 M. J. Coe Ecol. Alpine Zone Mt. Kenya 63 The main peak area has a rainfall of between 30″ and 40″ per annum, the 30″ Isohyet being displaced slightly to the South-west of the peaks. < as lemmas |
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