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    synchro-
    a combining form representing synchronized or synchronous in compound words.
  • synchro
    synchro
    noun
    any of a number of electrical devices in which the angular position of a rotating part is transformed into a voltage, or vice versa

synchro-

American  
  1. a combining form representing synchronized or synchronous in compound words.

    synchroscope; synchrotron.


synchro 1 British  
/ ˈsɪŋkrəʊ /

noun

  1. Also called: selsyn.  any of a number of electrical devices in which the angular position of a rotating part is transformed into a voltage, or vice versa

  2. short for synchronized swimming

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

synchro- 2 British  

combining form

  1. indicating synchronization

    synchroflash

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Daley and Williams followed that with silver in the men's 10m synchro platform before Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson took Great Britain's first ever medal in the women's event with a bronze.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2024

Jack Laugher will dive with his third different partner in as many Olympics when he competes in the men’s 3m synchro diving from 10:00.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2024

He is paired with 24-year-old Noah Williams in the men’s 10m synchro, an event in which Daley won a dramatic Tokyo gold alongside Matty Lee.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2024

"If I do synchro with him I need to match his technique so that means I need to level up - and I did just that."

From BBC Feb. 14, 2024

Don sighed and made a minute adjustment on the synchro knob.

From The Best Made Plans by Dongen, H. R. van

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