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isophene

isophene

9.9
A line on a map that connects places where plants flower at the same time
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪsəˌfiːn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : isófena
  • The researchers drew an isophene across the map to indicate where the cherry trees began to bloom simultaneously.

Examples

  • Mapping the isophenes for different species helps ecologists understand patterns in plant development.

  • Climate change can cause shifts in the position of the isophene for various flowering plants each year.

  • The isophene indicates when the flowers bloom.

  • Many researchers study the isophenes of various plants.

  • The researchers drew an isophene across the map to indicate where the cherry trees began to bloom simultaneously.

  • Climate change can cause shifts in the position of the isophene for various flowering plants each year.

  • Mapping the isophenes for different species helps ecologists understand patterns in plant development.

Synonyms

isochrone
vsisophene
  • Specialized
9.9

A line on a map that connects places where an event happens at the same time

is specific to biological events like plant flowering rather than any event

Antonyms

asynchronous
3 7.9

Not happening at the same time, for example a course you study on your own schedule

Surface Forms

isophene singular
isophenes plural

Morphology

isophene = iso + phene

A technical coinage from the combining form 'iso-' and the combining element '-phene'; the components are specialist morphemes and the meaning is not derivable by an average B1 learner from familiar base words.

Etymology

Isophene combines iso- meaning 'equal' and the same root as phenology, which is about when plants flower. So an isophene is a line on a map that connects places where a plant event happens at the same time.