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desynchronization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /diːˌsɪnkɹənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • /diːˌsɪnkɹənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

From desynchronize + -ation or de- + synchronization.

Meanings

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) A loss of synchronization of brain waves.
    • FIG 2.4. Analysis of event-related desynchronizations (ERDs) in the author's brain during a 4 s period following the induction of emotional states using the Clynes' technique. 1996, Jaak Pansepp, “Affective Neuroscience”, in Emotion:Interdisciplinary Perspectives, →ISBN, page 53:
  2. The loss or absence of synchronization; asynchronism.

Forms

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desynchronisation alternative lexicographic
desynchronizations Number=Plur lexicographic