"isochronous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) + Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἴσος||equal}} Ancient Greek ἴσος (ísos, “equal”), {{uder|en|grc|χρόνος||time}} Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} isochronous (not comparable)
  1. Happening at regular intervals; isochronal. Tags: not-comparable Translations (happening at regular intervals): равномерен (ravnomeren) (Bulgarian), на равни интервали (na ravni intervali) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-isochronous-en-adj-zZfkuSmP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 5 24 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 36 10 26 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 7 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 7 30 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 3 24 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 8 22 32 Disambiguation of 'happening at regular intervals': 81 14 2 3
  2. Happening at the same time; simultaneous. Tags: not-comparable Translations (happening at the same time): едновременен (ednovremenen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-isochronous-en-adj-4jwiMd9K Disambiguation of 'happening at the same time': 8 78 13 1
  3. (computing) Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-isochronous-en-adj-VDqH5VLl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 5 24 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 7 29 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 7 30 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 8 22 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (computing) of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-isochronous-en-adj-05pX7aT4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 5 24 33 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 32 7 29 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 30 6 22 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 7 30 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 8 22 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: isochronal, isochronic Related terms: diachronous, isochrone, isochrony, synchronous
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