isochronon

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See isochronous.

Noun[edit]

isochronon (plural isochronons)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) A clock designed to keep very accurate time.
    • 1980, Felix C. Gotschalk, “The Wishes of Maidens”, in George R. R. Martin, editor, New Voices III: The Campbell Award Nominees, page 175:
      A bedside isochronon diffused a soft-light 9:30
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