synchronism
Americannoun
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coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneity.
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the arrangement or treatment of synchronous things or events in conjunction with one another, as in a history.
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a tabular arrangement of historical events or personages, grouped according to their dates.
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Physics, Electricity. the state of having the same frequency and zero phase difference.
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(in the psychology of Carl Jung) the simultaneous occurrence of causally unrelated events and the belief that the simultaneity has meaning beyond mere coincidence.
noun
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the quality or condition of being synchronous
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a chronological usually tabular list of historical persons and events, arranged to show parallel or synchronous occurrence
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the representation in a work of art of one or more incidents that occurred at separate times
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Etymology
Origin of synchronism
First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin synchronismus, from Greek synchronismós, from sýnchron(os) synchronous + -ismos -ism
Example Sentences
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Far from spurring people to abandon her old-fashioned methods and embrace electronic synchronism, the correspondence brought her services to the attention of many who had not previously subscribed.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
In one system of ordinary photo-telegraphy synchronism is obtained in the following manner.
From Wireless Transmission of Photographs Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 1919 by Marcus J. Martin
Even where such synchronism does prevail, so that a cross impregnation is effected, the chances are very numerous against the establishment of a hybrid race.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The synchronism remains to be fully established by palæontological proofs.
From The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 by Various
In carrying out this invention Mr. Tesla constructs a motor which has a strong tendency to synchronism with the generator.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Thomas Commerford Martin
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