Meanings
adjectivemetachronous (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineOccurring at a different time to that of a specified event.
- not comparablegeographyHaving parts formed at different times.
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Origin
By surface analysis, meta- + chron- + -ous.
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APA
metachronous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachronous
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“metachronous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachronous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metachronous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metachronous.
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