syn·chro·nism (s ng kr -nz m, sn-)n. 1. Coincidence in time; simultaneousness. 2. A chronological listing of historical personages or events so as to indicate parallel existence or occurrence. 3. Representation in the same artwork of events that occurred at different times. syn chro·nistic, synchro·nisti·cal (-t-kl) adj.syn chro·nisti·cal·ly adv. |
synchronism [ˈsɪŋkrəˌnɪzəm]
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1. the quality or condition of being synchronous
2. (Historical Terms) a chronological usually tabular list of historical persons and events, arranged to show parallel or synchronous occurrence
3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the representation in a work of art of one or more incidents that occurred at separate times
[from Greek sunkhronismos; see synchronous, -ism]
synchronism, synchrony
a coincidence in time; simultaneity. Cf. asynchronism. — synchronistic, synchronistical, adj.
See also: Timean American movement, founded in 1913, based upon Abstractism in unmixed color, usually involving disklike forms. — synchronist, n. — synchronistic, adj.
See also: Art
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| Noun | 1. | synchronism - the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" temporal relation - a relation involving time asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing - the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" |
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