synchronism
coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneity.
the arrangement or treatment of synchronous things or events in conjunction with one another, as in a history.
a tabular arrangement of historical events or personages, grouped according to their dates.
Physics, Electricity. the state of having the same frequency and zero phase difference.
(in the psychology of Carl Jung) the simultaneous occurrence of causally unrelated events and the belief that the simultaneity has meaning beyond mere coincidence.
Origin of synchronism
1- Also synchronicity (for defs. 1, 4, 5) .
Other words from synchronism
- syn·chro·nis·tic [sing-kruh-nis-tik], /ˌsɪŋ krəˈnɪs tɪk/, syn·chro·nis·ti·cal, adjective
- syn·chro·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby synchronism
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How to use synchronism in a sentence
The music-box, which has one of these handles, plays at the same time behind the curtain in perfect synchronism.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionThe sun was hidden and revealed at intervals, hope oscillating in synchronism with the changes of the sky.
Hours of Exercise in the Alps | John TyndallA small mirror attached to the wires is thus deflected rapidly to and fro in synchronism with the variations of the current.
The nearest approach to perfect synchronism between unit and foundation is obtained by a gradual rise in speed.
Steam Turbines | Hubert E. CollinsThe motor then continues to run in synchronism with the generator.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla | Thomas Commerford Martin
British Dictionary definitions for synchronism
/ (ˈsɪŋkrəˌnɪzəm) /
the quality or condition of being synchronous
a chronological usually tabular list of historical persons and events, arranged to show parallel or synchronous occurrence
the representation in a work of art of one or more incidents that occurred at separate times
Origin of synchronism
1Collins 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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