isochronism

American  

[ahy-sok-ruh-niz-uhm] / aɪˈsɒk rəˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. an isochronal character or action.

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Etymology

Origin of isochronism

First recorded in 1760–70; isochrone + -ism

Example Sentences

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isochronism

And it was not until the close of the year 1750 that Pierre Le Roy and Ferdinand Berthoud studied the conditions of isochronism pertaining to the spiral.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

Again the suspension spring is measured for isochronism, and an alloy of steel prepared for it which does not alter its elasticity with change of temperature.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Clocks provided with this escapement keep reasonably good time; the resistance of the recoils compensate in a measure for the want of isochronism in the oscillations of the pendulum.

From Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology by Anonymous

Along F are a number of points of contact corresponding with those along C C. These contacts help to work the apparatus, and to insure the perfect isochronism of the transmitter and receiver.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various

We obtain the notes of both circles, one of which is the octave of the other, if there is no isochronism between the shocks.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various

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