isochronous
isochronous adjective: happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
Adjective
isochronous (not comparable)
- Happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
- 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; […]1833, R. J. Bertin, translated by Charles W. Chauncy, Treatise on the Diseases of the Heart, and Great Vessels, Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blnachard, page 179
- 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.
- Of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications.
- These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling.
isochronous meaning in Tamil
isochronous in Tamil
- சமநேர, நேரமொன்றிய
Synonyms of isochronous
Origin of isochronous
From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous.
Words formed from isochronous
Questions about isochronous
- What does isochronous mean?
- Isochronous means happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
- What is isochronous in Tamil?
- Isochronous in Tamil is சமநேர, நேரமொன்றிய. See Isochronous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is isochronous?
- Isochronous is an adjective.
Words near isochronous in the dictionary
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