synchronous
[ sing-kruh-nuhs ]
/ ˈsɪŋ krə nəs /
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British Dictionary definitions for synchronous
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 of synchronous
synchronously, adverbsynchronousness, nounWord Origin for synchronous
C17: from Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos, from syn- + khronos time
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