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English
Etymology
From iso- + Ancient Greek κρυμός (krumós, “cold, chilliness”) (see κρύος (krúos)). Coined by James D. Dana in 1854,[1] who glossed κρυμός as "extreme cold".
Noun
isocryme (plural isocrymes)
- An isoline connecting points on the Earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.
References
- ^ James D. Dana (1852) “On the Geographical Distribution of Crustacea”, in United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, volume 14, page 1452