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isochronism

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i·soch·ro·nal  (-skr-nl) or i·soch·ro·nous (-ns)
adj.
1. Equal in duration.
2. Characterized by or occurring at equal intervals of time.

[From New Latin sochronus, from Greek sokhronos : so-, iso- + khronos, time.]

i·sochro·nal·ly adv.
i·sochro·nism n.

isochronism
1. the characteristic of having a uniform period of vibration.
2. the condition of occurring at the same time as another event. — isochronic, adj.isochrony, n.
See also: Time


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Thus began Galileo's discovery of isochronism of the simple pendulum, which would revolutionize timekeeping.
 
 
 
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