isochronous
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i·soch·ro·nal
(ī-sŏk′rə-nəl) or i·soch·ro·nous (-nəs)adj.
1. Equal in duration.
2. Characterized by or occurring at equal intervals of time.
[From New Latin īsochronus, from Greek īsokhronos : īso-, iso- + khronos, time.]
i·soch′ro·nal·ly adv.
i·soch′ro·nism n.
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Adj. | 1. | isochronous - equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were isochronal" equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
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isochronous
adjectiveHappening or appearing at regular intervals:
Idiom: like clockwork.
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