isopectic

isopectic
\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpektik\ noun (-s)
Etymology: is- + pect- (from Greek pēktos fixed, frozen, from pēgnynai to fasten) + -ic
: an equiglacial line on a map or chart connecting points where ice begins to form at the beginning of winter

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/uy'seuh pek"tik/, n.
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to form at approximately the same period at the onset of winter.
[ISO- + -pectic < Gk pektikós freezing; see PECTIC]

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