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synchronous

syn·chro·nous
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sing-kruh-nuh s]
    • /ˈsɪŋ krə nəs/
    • /ˈsɪŋ.krə.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sing-kruh-nuh s]
    • /ˈsɪŋ krə nəs/

Definitions of synchronous word

  • adjective synchronous occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous. 1
  • adjective synchronous going on at the same rate and exactly together; recurring together. 1
  • adjective synchronous Physics, Electricity. having the same frequency and zero phase difference. 1
  • adjective synchronous Computers, Telecommunications. of, relating to, or operating using fixed-time intervals controlled by a clock (opposed to asynchronous). 1
  • adjective synchronous Aerospace. geostationary. 1
  • abbreviation SYNCHRONOUS simultaneous 1

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Origin of synchronous

First appearance:

before 1660
One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; < Late Latin synchronus < Greek sýnchronos, equivalent to syn- syn- + chrón(os) time + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

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Parts of speech for Synchronous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

synchronous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for synchronous

adj synchronous

  • adjuvant — aiding or assisting
  • associative — Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things.
  • at the same time — If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
  • co-ordinate — If you co-ordinate an activity, you organize the various people and things involved in it.
  • coefficient — A coefficient is a number that expresses a measurement of a particular quality of a substance or object under specified conditions.

adjective synchronous

  • coexistent — Existing at the same time as something else.

Antonyms for synchronous

adj synchronous

  • asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.

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