adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Almost, but not quite, synchronous. not-comparable

   "The DS-3 standard uses bit stuffing to allow the clocks of its tributaries to be plesiochronous."

Example

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"The DS-3 standard uses bit stuffing to allow the clocks of its tributaries to be plesiochronous."

Etymology

From plesio- + chrono- + -ous from Ancient Greek πλησίον (plēsíon, “near”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

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