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isohyet

i·so·hy·et [ ssə h ət ] (plural i·so·hy·ets)


noun 
Definition:
 
line showing rainfall amounts: a line on a map connecting places that receive the same amount of rainfall in the course of a year

[Late 19th century. <iso- + Greek huetos "rain"]

i·so·hy·et·al adjective
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