desynchronization

English

Alternative forms

• desynchronisation

Etymology

From desynchronize +‎ -ation or de- +‎ synchronization.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːˌsɪnkɹənɪˈzeɪʃən/, /diːˌsɪnkɹənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• Hyphenation: de‧syn‧chro‧ni‧za‧tion
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

desynchronization (plural desynchronizations)

1. (American spelling, Oxford British English, neurology) A loss of synchronization of brain waves.
   • 1996, Jaak Pansepp, “Affective Neuroscience”, in Emotion:Interdisciplinary Perspectives‎, →ISBN, page 53:

     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.

2. The loss or absence of synchronization; asynchronism.