synchronous

[ sing-kruh-nuh s ]
/ ˈsɪŋ krə nəs /
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adjective

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

Origin of synchronous

1660–70; < Late Latin synchronus < Greek sýnchronos, equivalent to syn- syn- + chrón(os) time + -os adj. suffix; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM synchronous

Words nearby synchronous

synchronize, synchronized shifting, synchronized skating, synchronized swimming, synchronoscope, synchronous, synchronous converter, synchronous machine, synchronous meteorological satellite, synchronous motor, synchronous orbit

Words related to synchronous

coincident, contemporary, contemporaneous, concomitant, concurrent, identical, simultaneous

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British Dictionary definitions for synchronous

synchronous
/ (ˈsɪŋkrənəs) /

adjective

occurring at the same time; contemporaneous
physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase
occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same rate the synchronous flapping of a bird's wings

Derived forms of synchronous

synchronously, adverb synchronousness, noun

Word Origin for synchronous

C17: from Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos, from syn- + khronos time

Medical definitions for synchronous

synchronous
[ sĭng′krə-nəs, sĭn′- ]

adj.

Occurring or existing at the same time.