synchronous
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krə adjective
1.
occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
2.
going on at the same rate and exactly together; recurring together.
3.
Physics, Electricity. having the same frequency and zero phase difference.
4.
Computers, Telecommunications. of, pertaining to, or operating using fixed-time intervals controlled by a clock ( opposed to asynchronous ).
5.
Aerospace. geostationary.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | occurring at the same time; contemporaneous |
| 2. | physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase |
| 3. | occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same rate: the synchronous flapping of a bird's wings |
| [C17: from Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos, from | |
| 'synchronously | |
| —adv | |
| 'synchronousness | |
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Word Origin & History
synchronous
1669, "existing or happening at the same time," from L.L. synchronus "simultaneous," from Gk. synchronos "happening at the same time," from syn- "together" + khronos "time." Meaning "recurring at the same successive instants of time" is attested from 1677.
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Medical Dictionary
synchronous syn·chro·nous (sĭng'krə-nəs, sĭn'-)
adj.
Occurring or existing at the same time.
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Computing Dictionary
synchronous definition
operating system, communications1. Two or more processes that depend upon the occurrences of specific events such as common timing signals.
2. Occurring at the same time or at the same rate or with a regular or predictable time relationship or sequence.
Opposite: asynchronous.
(1996-04-11)
Example sentences
Headsets, cameras or fake body parts fooled the eyes, and synchronous strokes and prods added a tactile clincher.
Researchers observed activity first in the parietal cortex, followed by synchronous action there and in the medial temporal area.
These powerful synchronous bursts of electrical activity have been linked to memory stabilization.
It is implicit in the primary synchronous projection of atomic matter everywhere at once.
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