isochronous

adj

1. (not-comparable)Happening at regular intervals; isochronal.
2. (not-comparable)Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

   “We observed, on attentive examination, the following phenomena: cough, with sense of constriction in the middle of the chest; orthopnœa, threatening suffocation; face violet coloured; lips swollen; beatings of the jugular veins isochronous with those of the carotid arteries; palpitation; […]”

3. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the use of clocks derived from the same clock reference.

   “Their entire national telephone network is isochronous, with a clock distribution tree radiating from a single, protected cesium reference clock.”

4. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to data associated with time-sensitive applications.

   “These packets belong to an isochronous voice application and need priority handling.”