asynchronism

or a·syn·chro·ny

[ ey-sing-kruh-niz-uh m ]

/ eɪˈsɪŋ krəˌnɪz əm /

noun

a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.

Nearby words

asymptomatic, asymptote, asymptotic, asymptotic freedom, asynapsis, asynchronism, asynchronous, asynchronous transmission, asynclitism, asyndesis, asyndetic

Origin of asynchronism

First recorded in 1870–75; a-⁶ + synchronism

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Examples from the Web for asynchronism

Asynchronism, a-sin′kro-nizm, n. want of synchronism or correspondence in time.
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British Dictionary definitions for asynchronism

asynchronism

/ (æˈsɪŋkrəˌnɪzəm, eɪ-) /

noun

a lack of synchronism; occurrence at different times

Derived Formsasynchronous, adjectiveasynchronously, adverb

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