isochronous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- isochronously adverb
Etymology
Origin of isochronous
From the New Latin word isochronus, dating back to 1700–10. See isochronal, -ous
Example Sentences
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Several studies show that humans are attracted in particular to isochronous patterns, which is a rhythm where all the intervals between events are equal like a metronome.
From Science Magazine • Jan. 16, 2024
Pied butcherbirds “seem to prefer some song rhythms over others,” such as isochronous rhythm, Mr. Xing said.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
The first is isochronous, in which intervals between notes are equidistant.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023
Appetite however was gone, all seemed amazed to sit down to dinner at such an unusual hour; the jaws had not that isochronous measure which announces a regular business.
From The Physiology of Taste by Robinson, Fayette
Adj. synchronous, synchronal†, synchronic, synchronical, synchronistical†; simultaneous, coexisting, coincident, concomitant, concurrent; coeval, coevous†; contemporary, contemporaneous; coetaneous†; coeternal; isochronous.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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