Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isochronous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: isochronous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happening at regular intervals; isochronal.

adj

Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

adj

Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference.

adj

Of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications.

Example Sentences

"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; […]"
"Their entire national telephone network is isochronous, with a clock distribution tree radiating from a single, protected cesium reference clock."
"These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ous

Derived Forms

anisochronous isochronously nonisochronous

Frequently Paired Words

diachronous isochrone isochrony synchronous

Synonyms

isochronal isochronic

Questions

What does isochronous mean?: Happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
Where does isochronous come from?: From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous.

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