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synchronously
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syn·chro·nous
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ˈsɪŋ
krə
nəs
/
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sing
-kr
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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;
<
Late Latin
synchronus
<
Greek
sýnchronos,
equivalent 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
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un·syn·chro·nous,
adjective
un·syn·chro·nous·ly,
adverb
un·syn·chro·nous·ness,
noun
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synchronous
(ˈsɪŋkrənəs)
—
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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