isophene

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isophene also isophane (noun; Greek isos, equal; phainein, to show): 1. A line connecting points of equal expression of a clinally varying character.

2. A line connecting areas in a region at which a phenological phenomenon occurs simultaneously.

3. Lines at right angles to a cline on a map.