- isochronous
- isochronous (adj.) 1706, with suffix -OUS (Cf. -ous), from Mod.L. isochronus, from Gk. isokhronos "equal in time," from iso- "equal" + khronos "time." Earlier in same sense was isochronal (1670s).
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Isochronous — From Greek iso, equal + chronos, time. It literally means to occur at the same time or at equal time intervals. The term is used in different technical contexts.*In telecommunication, isochronous has the following meanings: #Of a periodic signal … Wikipedia
Isochronous — I*soch ro*nous, a. [Gr. ?; i sos equal + ? time.] Same as {Isochronal}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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isochronous curve — izochrona statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. isochrone; isochronous curve; isochronous line vok. Gleichzeitenkurve, f; Gleichzeitenlinie, f; Isochrone, f rus. изохрона, f; кривая равного времени, f pranc. isochrone, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
isochronous line — izochrona statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. isochrone; isochronous curve; isochronous line vok. Gleichzeitenkurve, f; Gleichzeitenlinie, f; Isochrone, f rus. изохрона, f; кривая равного времени, f pranc. isochrone, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
