synchronous (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *synchronous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	synchronous, synchronal, synchronic	occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
ADJECTIVE	all	synchronous	(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
Meaning	Occurring 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"
Synonyms	synchronal, synchronic
Narrower	coetaneous, coeval, contemporaneous	Of the same period
	coexistent, coexisting	Existing at the same time
	coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous	Occurring or operating at the same time
	contemporaneous, contemporary	Occurring in the same period of time
	parallel	Of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations
	synchronic	(of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time
	synchronized, synchronised	operating in unison
See also	synchronic	concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
Opposite	asynchronous	not synchronous
Spanish	sincrónico, síncrono
Catalan	síncron
Nouns	synchrony, synchroneity	the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Adverbs	synchronously	in 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.
Opposite	asynchronous	(digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices

HyperDic: synchronous