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synchronous

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syn·chro·nous

   [sing-kruh-nuhs]
–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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Origin:
1660–70; < LL synchronus < Gk sýnchronos, equiv. to syn- syn- + chrón(os) time + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

—Related forms
syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
syn·chro·nous·ness, noun
non·syn·chro·nous, adjective
non·syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
non·syn·chro·nous·ness, noun
un·syn·chro·nous, adjective
un·syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
un·syn·chro·nous·ness, noun
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World English Dictionary
synchronous (ˈsɪŋkrənəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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 syn- + khronos time]
 
'synchronously
 
—adv
 
'synchronousness
 
—n

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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

syn·chro·nous definition

Pronunciation: /ˈsiŋ-krə-nəs, ˈsin-/
Function: adj
1 : happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
2 : recurring or operating at exactly the same periods
3 : having the same period
also : having the same period and phase
syn·chro·nous·lyFunction: adv
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2007 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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, communications
1. 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)

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