Friday, December 13, 2024

Word of the Day: Isochronous

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adjective 1. Occurring at the same time.
2. Occupying equal time.

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Play Button "In the Olympics, many of the contests are isochronous events."
Play Button "Broadcast TV shows are often isochronous and fight for the attention of the audience."
Play Button "Isochronous discussions about tax reform and infrastructure were happening in separate chambers."
Greek, early 18th century
Why This Word?
"Isochronous" sounds a little like "asynchronous," but don't confuse them — the latter means "not simultaneous," and the former refers to things that are happening at the same time. "Isochronous" comes from the modern Latin "isochronus" by way of the Greek "isokhronos," with "iso-" meaning "equal" and "khronos" meaning "time." ...
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