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View synonyms for isochronal

isochronal

[ ahy-sok-ruh-nl ]

adjective

  1. equal or uniform in time.
  2. performed in equal intervals of time.
  3. characterized by motions or vibrations of equal duration.


isochronal

/ aɪˈsɒkrənəl /

adjective

  1. having the same duration; equal in time
  2. occurring at equal time intervals; having a uniform period of vibration or oscillation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • iˈsochronally, adverb
  • iˈsochroˌnism, noun
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Other Words From

  • i·sochro·nal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isochronal1

1670–80; < New Latin isochron ( us ) (< Greek isóchronos equal in age or time; iso-, chron- ) + -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of isochronal1

C17: from New Latin isochronus, from Greek isokhronos, from iso- + khronos time
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Example Sentences

There was something indescribably grim and bodeful in those isochronal batterings of the solid ground.

A trombone blatted—there was the staccato tuck of a snare drum, and the boom of a bass drum came in with isochronal beats.

Isochronal, ī-sok′ron-al, adj. of equal time: performed in equal times—also Isoch′ronous.

It is often supposed that hairsprings having exactly even coils are correct for close position and isochronal rating.

Experiment will demonstrate that watches carefully adjusted to positions will also have a very close isochronal rate.

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