See Also: isochronic(dictionary)

millionaire (oh) and isochronic (iou)


millionaire (oh)



[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: million; MILLION]
someone who is very rich and has at least a million pounds or dollars
::an American millionaire
::a millionaire businessman

isochronic (iou)



isochronic adjective. L18.
[formed as ISOCHRONAL + -IC.]
= ISOCHRONOUS adjective 1. L18.
= ISOCHRONAL adjective 2; spec. in Geography (of a line on a map etc.) connecting points which can be reached in a specified time from a given starting-point. L19.
isochronical adjective (rare) = ISOCHRONIC L18.