synchrony

[ sing-kruh-nee ]

/ ˈsɪŋ krə ni /

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noun, plural syn·chro·nies.

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism.

Linguistics. the study of a linguistic system at a single moment in time; a synchronic approach to language study: The book primarily discusses synchrony and is focused on current variation in the German language.Compare diachrony (def. 2a).

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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, synchro unit, synclastic

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How to use synchrony in a sentence

In the context of neural information flows, the specific shared resonance is known as neural synchrony.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness Has an Easy Part We Can Solve - Facts So Romantic|Tam Hunt|September 8, 2021|Nautilus
This kind of synchrony is a well-established phenomenon key for brain processes and human consciousness.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness Has an Easy Part We Can Solve - Facts So Romantic|Tam Hunt|September 8, 2021|Nautilus
There is the collective joy our species is hardwired to feel when we move in synchrony with others, a phenomenon that at first was an evolutionary advantage that promoted cooperation during hunting.
The Benefits of Daily Movement|wtaylor|September 7, 2021|Outside Online
The findings support previous research suggesting this kind of synchrony between minds can boost social behavior, “particularly cooperative interactions,” Kozorovitskiy says.
Scientists remotely controlled the social behavior of mice with light|Charles Q. Choi|May 10, 2021|Science News

This “motor synchrony” involved one lion yawning, then another yawning, then the first getting up and walking around or laying back down and the other doing the same thing.
Yawning helps lions synchronize their groups’ movements|Jake Buehler|April 6, 2021|Science News
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
McNiven wondered at the synchrony, but naturally mentioned neither client to the other.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes
All that we electrons have done is to cause one disc to vibrate in exact synchrony with another distant disc.
Autobiography of an Electron|Charles R. (Charles Robert) Gibson
Now the success of such a plan obviously depended upon two factors: synchrony and surprise.
Tourcoing|Hilaire Belloc
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

British Dictionary definitions for synchrony

synchrony

/ (ˈsɪŋkrənɪ) /

noun

the state of being synchronous; simultaneity

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