synchronism

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Recent Examples of synchronism As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus. Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2022 Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale. Hailey Ross, idahostatesman, 16 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synchronism
synchrony
Noun
  • Many songs are now written on computers, using sequencers, patterns, and loops, with notes laid out in perfect synchrony on a rhythmic, 4/4 grid.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • What of it, this overlay, this synchrony?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026

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“Synchronism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchronism. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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