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isochrony
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Isochrony
A sequence of events is called isochronous if the time separating each pair of successive events is strictly equal. The absence of isochrony is called anisochrony. See also: Anisochrony. Found op http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/source/i/s/isochrony/source.html
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isochrony
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... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2781/6
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Isochrony
Isochrony is the postulated rhythmic division of time into equal portions by a language. Isochrony is one of the three aspects of prosody, the others being intonation and stress. Three alternative ways in which a language can divide time are postulated: The idea was first expressed by Ken Pike in 1... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isochrony
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