isochronous

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isochronous

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From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous.

adjective

not comparable Happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
not comparable Happening at the same time; simultaneous. We observed, on attentive examination, the following phenomena: cough, with sense of constriction in the middle of the chest; orthopnœa, threatening suffocation; face violet coloured; lips swollen; beatings of the jugular veins isochronous with those of the carotid arteries; palpitation; […]
not comparable Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference. Their entire national telephone network is isochronous, with a clock distribution tree radiating from a single, protected cesium reference clock.
not comparable Of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications. These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling.

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@misc{isochronous_2026,
  title = {isochronous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/isochronous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}