Meaning & use
isochronous
Occurring at equal time intervals, or taking the same amount of time regardless of conditions.
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The engineer designed an isochronous data stream so each packet arrived at fixed intervals.
A pendulum's swing is nearly isochronous, taking the same time whether it swings wide or narrow.
A note on using this word
A technical term used in physics, music, and telecommunications for evenly timed events.
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