chrono-, chron- +

(Greek: time)


heterochron
Having varying chronaxies.
heterochronia, heterochronism, heterochronous, heterochrony
The occurrence of a process, or development of a tissue, organ, or organic form, at an abnormal time or out of a regular sequence.
heterochronic
1. Occurring at different times; irregular; intermittent: applied to the pulse.
2. Occurring or developed at an abnormal time.
homochronous
Occurring at the same time, age in successive generations, or at corresponding times; simultaneous.
isochron
1. A line (imaginary or on a map) connecting points at which a particular event occurs or occurred at the same time.
2. A line (imaginary or on a map) connecting points on the sea-floor formed at the same time.
isochronal
1. Of a line: connecting points at which a particular event occurs or occurred at the same time; of a diagram, depicting such lines.
2. Equal in duration or marked by or occurring at equal time intervals.
isochronia
1. The state of having the same chronaxie.
2. Agreement, with respect to time, rate, or frequency, between processes.
3. The correspondence of events with respect to time, rate, or frequency.
isochronous, isochronism, isochrony
1. Taking place in or occupying equal times; equal in metrical length; equal in duration, or in intervals of occurrence, as the vibrations of a pendulum; characterized by or relating to vibrations or motions of equal duration; vibrating uniformly, as a pendulum.
2. Taking place (vibrating, etc.) in the same time, or at the same intervals of time, as something else; equal in duration (vibration-period, etc.) to or with something.
metachronism
1. An error in chronology consisting in placing an event later than its real date.
2. In biology, the co-ordination of the movement of parts; especially, cilia, into a progressive wave.
metachronous
1. Not synchronous; multiple separate occurrences, such as multiple primary cancers developing at intervals.
2. Occurring at different times.
monochronic
Relating to a single period of time.
monochronous
Consisting of one time or mora.
myochronoscope
An instrument for timing a muscular impulse, i.e., the interval between the application of the stimulus and the muscular movement in response.
panchronic
Pertaining to or designating linguistic study applied to all languages at all stages of their development.
pantochronometer
An instrument which functions as a compass, a sundial, and the universal timedial.

Related "time" units: aevum, evum; archaeo-, archeo-; Calendars; horo-; pre-; Quotes: Time; tempo-.


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