Meanings
- not comparableHappening at regular intervals; isochronal.
- not comparableHappening 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 - not comparablecomputingOf 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.
- not comparablecomputingOf or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications.
These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveequal in duration or interval
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekχρόνος“time”
- Ancient Greekἴσος“equal”
- Englishisochronous
From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian равномерен, на равни интервали
- равномерен (ravnomeren)happening at regular intervals
- на равни интервали (na ravni intervali)happening at regular intervals
- едновременен (ednovremenen)happening at the same time — see also simultaneous
Cite this entry
isochronous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isochronous
“isochronous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isochronous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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