Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isochron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: isochron
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios).

noun

A collection of points (such as a manifold), each point representing a set of initial conditions for a given dynamical system, such that every set results in the same long-term behaviour of the system.

Example Sentences

"Recapitulating, any suite of comagmatic rocks with an age t defines an isochron if its members all had the same initial ^{₈₇}Sr/^{₈₆}Sr ratio and if it was closed to both Rb and Sr since crystallization occurred and neither element was introduced from any extraneous source.[…]In this way, whole-rock Rb-Sr isochrons can produce rather reliable age data for rock samples."
"The entire plane is foliated by isochrons."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English chron English isochron From iso- + chron.

Inflected Forms

isochrons (plural)

Phrases

isochron dating isochron diagram

Frequently Paired Words

isochronism isochronous isochrony isochrone

Questions

What does isochron mean?: A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (as determined from isotope ratios).
Where does isochron come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English chron English isochron From iso- + chron.

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