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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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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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Medical Dictionary

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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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