isochronismn.

/ʌɪˈsɒkrənɪz(ə)m/

Etymology: formed as isochronal adj. + -ism suffix: compare Greek χρονίζειν to spend time, continue in time. Compare French isochronisme (1735 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter).

1. The character or property of being isochronous, or of oscillating or taking place in equal spaces of time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [noun] > recurrence at same successive instants of time

isochronism1770

synchronism1843

1770 Gentleman's Mag. 40 416 Nothing seemed to stop its isochronism.

1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 95 Galileo..is said to have discovered the isochronism of the pendulum.

1812 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. I. 273 Noise and discordant sounds arise from a want of isochronism of vibration.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Hist. Astron. xx. 104/1 The isochronism of spiral steel springs, when used as a balance in watches.

1855 E. B. Denison Clock & Watch Work 6 That peculiarly valuable property of the pendulum called isochronism, or the disposition to vibrate different arcs in very nearly the same time (provided the arcs are none of them large).

2. Prosody. The character or property of being isochronous.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > isochronism

isochronism1942

isochrony1953

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > accent > stress accent > occurrence of stresses at equal intervals

stress timing1937

isochronism1942

isochrony1953

1942 R. Wellek & E. A. Warren Theory of Lit. 166 The artistic rhythm of prose..must not reach an apparent isochronism (that is, a regularity of time intervals between rhythmical accents).

1956 H. Whitehall in Kenyon Rev. 18 iii. 418 Isochronism is produced not only by accelerating and crushing together the syllables between primary stresses but also by increasing or decreasing the pauses.

1959 PMLA 74 587/1 If isochronism were a general principle, or even an approximate principle, of all English speech, it would clearly be a different thing from meter.

1966 M. Pei Gloss. Ling. Terminol. Isochronism, a term applied to verse in which the amount of time between two primary stresses tends to be the same, irrespective of the amount of material between them.

1973 Stud. Eng. Lit.: Eng. Number (Tokyo) 31 Hopkins has nowhere upheld a principle of absolute isochronism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	isochronism
释义	isochronismn. /ʌɪˈsɒkrənɪz(ə)m/ Etymology: formed as isochronal adj. + -ism suffix: compare Greek χρονίζειν to spend time, continue in time. Compare French isochronisme (1735 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter). 1. The character or property of being isochronous, or of oscillating or taking place in equal spaces of time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [noun] > recurrence at same successive instants of time isochronism1770 synchronism1843 1770 Gentleman's Mag. 40 416 Nothing seemed to stop its isochronism. 1786 J. Bonnycastle Introd. Astron. 95 Galileo..is said to have discovered the isochronism of the pendulum. 1812 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. I. 273 Noise and discordant sounds arise from a want of isochronism of vibration. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Hist. Astron. xx. 104/1 The isochronism of spiral steel springs, when used as a balance in watches. 1855 E. B. Denison Clock & Watch Work 6 That peculiarly valuable property of the pendulum called isochronism, or the disposition to vibrate different arcs in very nearly the same time (provided the arcs are none of them large). 2. Prosody. The character or property of being isochronous. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > isochronism isochronism1942 isochrony1953 the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > accent > stress accent > occurrence of stresses at equal intervals stress timing1937 isochronism1942 isochrony1953 1942 R. Wellek & E. A. Warren Theory of Lit. 166 The artistic rhythm of prose..must not reach an apparent isochronism (that is, a regularity of time intervals between rhythmical accents). 1956 H. Whitehall in Kenyon Rev. 18 iii. 418 Isochronism is produced not only by accelerating and crushing together the syllables between primary stresses but also by increasing or decreasing the pauses. 1959 PMLA 74 587/1 If isochronism were a general principle, or even an approximate principle, of all English speech, it would clearly be a different thing from meter. 1966 M. Pei Gloss. Ling. Terminol. Isochronism, a term applied to verse in which the amount of time between two primary stresses tends to be the same, irrespective of the amount of material between them. 1973 Stud. Eng. Lit.: Eng. Number (Tokyo) 31 Hopkins has nowhere upheld a principle of absolute isochronism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1770
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