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
It will be understood, of course, that the rotation and action of the commutator must be in synchronism or in proper accord with the periods of the alternations in order to secure the desired results.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford
In such case the difficulty above alluded to is not felt, for the motor will always hold up to synchronism if the synchronous speed—in the case supposed of two thousand revolutions—is reached or passed.
From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford
Mr. Knight, by his use of the principle of synchronism, and his accumulation of picturesque details, in his Biography of Shakespeare, has left the public without excuse, if they still believe in Steevens.
From The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays by Masson, David
The early violets of the United States, the “Johnny Jump-ups” of the children, have a curious synchronism in their flowering, which distinguishes them from other plants, and which seems to have passed unnoticed.
From Time in the Play of Hamlet by Vining, Edward P.
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