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ASYNCHRONISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times

Example:

the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves

Synonyms:

asynchronism; asynchrony; desynchronisation; desynchronization; desynchronizing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("asynchronism" is a kind of...):

temporal relation (a relation involving time)

Antonym:

synchronism (the relation that exists when things occur at the same time)

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