isochronal

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It is often supposed that hairsprings having exactly even coils are correct for close position and isochronal rating.

From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.

Now if we have a watch of correct mechanical construction and fitted with an isochronal spring it would seem that a close rating timepiece would be assured.

From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Kleinlein, Walter J.

There was something indescribably grim and bodeful in those isochronal batterings of the solid ground.

From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Day, Holman

A trombone blatted—there was the staccato tuck of a snare drum, and the boom of a bass drum came in with isochronal beats.

From When Egypt Went Broke by Day, Holman

Escapement friction plays an important role in the position and isochronal adjustments; the greater the friction encountered the slower the vibration of the balance.

From An Analysis of the Lever Escapement by Playtner, H. R.