isopectic

noun

iso·​pec·​tic

plural -s

: an equiglacial line on a map or chart connecting points where ice begins to form at the beginning of winter

Word History

Etymology

is- + pect- (from Greek pēktos fixed, frozen, from pēgnynai to fasten) + -ic

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