HyperDic: synchronous

English > 2 senses of the word synchronous:
ADJECTIVEallsynchronous, synchronal, synchronicoccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
allsynchronous(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions
English > synchronous: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOccurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.
Examples
  • "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.
  • "a synchronous set of clocks"
  • "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"
  • "synchronous oscillations"
Synonymssynchronal, synchronic
Narrowercoetaneous, coeval, contemporaneousOf the same period
coexistent, coexistingExisting at the same time
coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneousOccurring or operating at the same time
contemporaneous, contemporaryOccurring in the same period of time
parallelOf or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
synchronic(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
synchronized, synchronisedoperating in unison
See alsosynchronicconcerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
Oppositeasynchronousnot synchronous
Spanishsincrónico, síncrono
Catalansíncron
Nounssynchrony, synchroneitythe relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Adverbssynchronouslyin synchrony
English > synchronous: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that requires a common clock signal (a timing reference) between the communicating devices in order to coordinate their transmissions.
Oppositeasynchronous(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices

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