"isobront" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: isobronts [plural]
Etymology: iso- + Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) (see bronto-). Etymology templates: {{af|en|iso-}} iso-, {{bor|en|grc|βροντή||thunder}} Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} isobront (plural isobronts)
  1. (meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously. Categories (topical): Meteorology, Isolines
    Sense id: en-isobront-en-noun-2oLxqia8 Disambiguation of Isolines: 56 44 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with iso- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with iso-: 51 49 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (meteorology) An isoline drawn through geographical points which, on average, experience the same number of thundery days per year. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-isobront-en-noun-gFYc6VXK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with iso- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with iso-: 51 49 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

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