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synchronous

[ sing-kruh-nuh s ]
/ ˈsɪŋ krə nəs /
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adjective

occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
going on at the same rate and exactly together; recurring together.
Physics, Electricity. having the same frequency and zero phase difference.
Computers, Telecommunications. of, relating to, or operating using fixed-time intervals controlled by a clock (opposed to asynchronous).
Aerospace. geostationary.

RELATED WORDS

closely, combined, commonly, concurrently, jointly, mutually, simultaneously, unanimously, coincidentally, collectively, concertedly, concomitantly, contemporaneously, synchronically, unitedly

Nearby words

synchronize, synchronized shifting, synchronized skating, synchronized swimming, synchronoscope, synchronous, synchronous converter, synchronous machine, synchronous meteorological satellite, synchronous motor, synchronous orbit

Origin of synchronous

1660–70; < Late Latin synchronus < Greek sýnchronos, equivalent to syn- syn- + chrón(os) time + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for synchronously

synchronous

/ (ˈsɪŋkrənəs) /

adjective

occurring at the same time; contemporaneous
physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase
occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same ratethe synchronous flapping of a bird's wings

Derived Forms

synchronously, adverbsynchronousness, noun

Word Origin for synchronous

C17: from Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos, from syn- + khronos time
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Medicine definitions for synchronously

synchronous

[ sĭng′krə-nəs, sĭn′- ]

adj.

Occurring or existing at the same time.
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