isochronism
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The angular velocity is regulated by a Watt's governor, which secures an isochronism of the motion independently of the charge.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
Along F are a number of points of contact corresponding with those along C C. These contacts help to work the apparatus, and to insure the perfect isochronism of the transmitter and receiver.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
To achieve this it was necessary to have a watch or clock which should preserve a perfect isochronism, in defiance of the state of the sea or differences of temperature.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Léon Benett
If the isochronism is but little impaired, we obtain a note corresponding to the mean interval of the shocks.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
Effects produced when the isochronism of the shocks is not perfect.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 by Various
