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asynchronism

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a·syn·chro·nism  (-sngkr-nzm) or a·syn·chron·y (-kr-n)
n.
Lack of temporal concurrence; absence of synchronism.
a·synchro·nous (-ns) adj.
a·synchro·nous·ly adv.
asynchronism
the absence of concurrent time. Cf. synchronism. — asynchronic, adj. — asynchrony, n.
See also: Time
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Noun1.asynchronism - the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves"
asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing
temporal relation - a relation involving time
synchroneity, synchronicity, synchronisation, synchronism, synchronization, synchronizing, synchrony - the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"


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Finally, as the shell cools, it falls back onto the white dwarf, spinning it faster again and providing the asynchronism still observed today.
New explanation for an old nova by Thomsen, Dietrich E. / Science News
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