Definition of Isochron

1. Noun. (geology) A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (especially as measured using the ratios of lead isotopes) ¹

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Definition of Isochron

1. a line on a chart connecting points representing the same time [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isochron

isochimes
isochor
isochore
isochores
isochoric
isochors
isochromane
isochromanequinone
isochromanequinone reductase
isochromanes
isochromatic
isochromatophil
isochromic anaemia
isochromosome
isochromosomes
isochron (current term)
isochronal
isochronally
isochrone
isochrones
isochronia
isochronic
isochronism
isochronisms
isochronon
isochronons
isochronous
isochronously
isochrons
isochrony

Literary usage of Isochron

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"After radioactive decay with time, experimental points define a linear array called isochron. This crystallization age of the analysed samples is given by ..."

2. Lehrbuch der Experimentalphysik by Adolph Wüllner (1895)
"Sollen daher die Schwingungen isochron sein, so müssen sich die transversalen ... wie die Quadratwurzeln aus den Dicken, so sind die Schwingungen isochron. ..."

3. Fluid Flow Through Faults and Fractures in Argillaceous Formations by Nuclear Energy Agency (1998)
"After radioactive decay with time, experimental points define a linear array called isochron. This crystallization age of the analysed samples is given by ..."

4. Lehrbuch der Experimentalphysik by Adolph Wüllner (1895)
"Sollen daher die Schwingungen isochron sein, so müssen sich die transversalen ... wie die Quadratwurzeln aus den Dicken, so sind die Schwingungen isochron. ..."

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