isophoticadj.
/ʌɪsəʊˈfəʊtɪk/ = isophotal adj.
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1931 Nature 14 Mar. 418/2 Diagrams are given, showing the isophotic lines in the two [Magellanic] clouds.
1935 E. A. Milne Relativity, Gravitation & World-struct. xiv. 279 The circular shape of the observed isophotic contours near a nebular nucleus.
1971 Jrnl. Astron. Soc. Canada 65 251 (heading) Monochromatic photographs and isophotic contours of planetary nebulae.
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