asynchrony

Questions about asynchrony

What does asynchrony mean?

asynchrony means "the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times".

How many syllables are in asynchrony?

asynchrony has 4 syllables and divides as a-synch-ro-ny under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for asynchrony?

Close synonyms include asynchronism, desynchronization, desynchronisation, desynchronizing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is asynchrony a common word?

asynchrony is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.