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metachronism (s) (noun), metachronisms (pl)
1. An error in chronology: A condition of metachronism occurred when the secretary placed one of the dates of the upcoming events later than it was supposed to happen.
2. In biology, the co-ordination of the movement of parts: Metachronism takes places especially when cilia moves in a progressive wave.
This entry is located in the following units: chrono-, chron- (page 8) -ism, -ismus (page 33) meta-, met-, meth- (page 3)