metachronism

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, behind”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈtækɹənɪzm/

Noun

metachronism (plural metachronisms)

1. An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.

Related terms

• metachronic
• prochronism
• parachronism
• anachronism

Translations

error

• French: métachronisme (fr) m
• Italian: metacronismo m

References

• “metachronism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.