synchrony

[ sing-kruh-nee ]

/ ˈsɪŋ krə ni /

noun, plural syn·chro·nies.

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism.

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Origin of synchrony

First recorded in 1840–50; synchron(ous) + -y³

Words nearby synchrony

synchronous meteorological satellite, synchronous motor, synchronous orbit, synchronous rotation, synchronous speed, synchrony, synchroscope, synchrotron, synchrotron radiation, synchysis, synchysis scintillans

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Example sentences from the Web for synchrony

These not only mark the great eras of European time but also make possible the synchrony of America with Europe.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn
Now the success of such a plan obviously depended upon two factors: synchrony and surprise.
Tourcoing|Hilaire Belloc
In the earliest experiments he depended upon his ear to detect whether the motor and tuning-fork were in synchrony.
Practical Cinematography and Its Applications|Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
In synchrony with the noise made by this deer's rising five other deer in various parts of the brush patch leaped up and made off.
Mammals of the San Gabriel Mountains of California|Terry A. Vaughan

McNiven wondered at the synchrony, but naturally mentioned neither client to the other.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for synchrony

synchrony

/ (ˈsɪŋkrənɪ) /

noun

the state of being synchronous; simultaneity

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