ISOGLOSS


Meaning of ISOGLOSS in English

[ 'ʌɪsə(ʊ)glɒs ]

■ noun Linguistics a line on a map marking an area having a distinct linguistic feature.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from iso- + Gk glōssa 'tongue, word'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.