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syn⋅chro⋅nous

  [sing-kruh-nuhs]
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–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.
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
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syn·chro·nous   (sĭng'krə-nəs, sĭn'-)   
adj.  
  1. Occurring or existing at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary.
  2. Moving or operating at the same rate.
    1. Having identical periods.
    2. Having identical period and phase.

[From Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos : sun-, syn- + khronos, time.]
syn'chro·nous·ly adv., syn'chro·nous·ness n.
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Synchronous

Syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf. Chronicle.] Happening at the same time; simultaneous. -- Syn"chro*nous*ly, adv.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: syn·chro·nous
Pronunciation: 'si[ng]-kr&-n&s, 'sin-
Function: adjective
1 : happening, existing, or arising atprecisely the same time
2 : recurring or operating at exactly the same periods
3 : having the same period; also : having the same period andphase —syn·chro·nous·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 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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synchronous 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)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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