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Definition of Isobront
1. n. An imaginary line, or a line on a chart, marking the simultaneous development of a thunderstorm, as noted by observing the time when the thunder is heard at different places.
Definition of Isobront
1. Noun. A line drawn through geographical points at which a given phase of thunderstorm activity occurred simultaneously. ¹
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Definition of Isobront
1. a contour line showing the development of thunder [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Isobront
Literary usage of Isobront
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Meteorology, Weather, and Methods of Forecasting, Description of by Thomas Russell (1895)
"Sometimes the isobront is taken as the mean of the time when first and last
thunder is heard at a place. This is the custom in France. ..."
2. Meteorology, Weather, and Methods of Forecasting, Description of by Thomas Russell (1895)
"Sonu-times the isobront is taken as the mean of the time when first and last
thunder is heard at a place. This is the custom in France. ..."
3. Dictionary of Aviation by Robert Morris Pierce (1911)
"In France the isobront is drawn thru the points where the mean of the time at
which the first and last thunder is heard is the same instant. ..."