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synchronize
(redirected from synchronisers)

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syn·chro·nize  (sngkr-nz, sn-)
v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es
v.intr.
1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous.
2. To operate in unison.
v.tr.
1.
a. To cause to occur or operate with exact coincidence in time or rate: We synchronized our watches.
b. To cause to occur or operate at the same time as something else: They synchronized their trip with the annual tulip festival.
2. To arrange (historical events) in a synchronism so as to indicate parallel occurrence.
3. To cause (soundtrack and action) to match exactly in a film.

[Greek sunkhronizein, to be contemporary, from sunkhronos, contemporaneous; see synchronous.]

synchro·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
synchro·nizer n.

synchronize or -nise
Verb
[-nizing, -nized] or -nising, -nised
1. (of two or more people) to perform (an action) at the same time: a synchronized withdrawal of Allied forces
2. to cause (two or more clocks or watches) to show the same time
3. Films to match (the soundtrack and the action of a film) precisely
synchronization
-nisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.synchronize - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
phase - adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"
desynchronise, desynchronize - cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times
2.synchronize - happen at the same time
hap, happen, occur, come about, take place, go on, pass off, fall out, pass - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
3.synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film"
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language
4.synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"
arrange, order, put, set up - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
5.synchronize - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"
synchronise, synchronize - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"
control, operate - handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
6.synchronize - cause to indicate the same time or rate; "synchronize your watches"
align, aline, adjust, line up - place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
synchronise, synchronize - operate simultaneously; "The clocks synchronize"
Translations

synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vtsincronizar
vi to synchronize with → sincronizarse con
synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vtsynchroniser
vi to synchronize with → se produire en même temps que
synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vt (watches) → gleichstellen;
(movements) → aufeinander abstimmen;
(sound) → synchronisieren
vi to synchronize with (sound) → synchron sein mit
synchronize [ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz] vtsincronizzare
vi to synchronize with → essere contemporaneo/a a

synchronize
v synchronize, synchronise [ˈsiŋkrənaiz]
to (cause to) happen at the same time, go at the same speed etc, as something else In the film, the movements of the actors' lips did not synchronize with the sounds of their words; to synchronize watches. sinchroniseer يُزامِن، يَتَزامَن синхронизирам synchronizovat synkronisere; passe med gleichzeitig sein συγχρονίζω-ομαι sincronizar(se) sünkroniseerima همزمان بودن tahdistaa, olla samassa tahdissa (se) synchroniser לְסַנכרֵן समकालिक करना uskladiti vremenski, sinhronizirati szinkronizál; szinkronban van menyesuaikan stilla saman; hljóðsetja sincronizzare, sincronizzarsi 同時に起こる 동시에 일어나다; ...을 동시에 진행시키다 sinchronizuoti, sutapti, suderinti, sutikrinti sinhronizēt; saskaņot menyelaraskan synchroniseren samkjøre, synkronisere pokrywać się, synchronizować sincronizar a (se) sincroniza совпадать по времени, синхронизироваться synchronizovať, stať sa naraz, al. súčasne sinhronizirati sinhronizovati synkronisera เกิดขึ้นในเวลาเดียวกัน eş zamanlamak 使同步 збігатися в часі; синхронізувати ساتھ ساتھ وقوع پذیر ہونا xảy ra đồng thời, đồng bộ hóa 使
n ˌsynchroniˈzation, *ˌsynchroniˈsation
sinchronisasie تَزامُن синхронизация synchronizace synkronisering die Gleichzeitigkeit συγχρονισμός sincronización sünkroniseerimine همزماني tahdistus synchro- nisation סִינכרוּן, תֵיאוּם समकालिकरण sinhronizacija, vremenska usklađenost szinkronizálás penyesuaian samstilling/-hæfing; hljóðsetning sincronizzazione 同期化 동시에 하기 sinchronizacija sinhronizācija; saskaņošana penyelarasan synchronisering synkronisering synchronizacja sincronização sincronizare синхронизация synchronizácia sinhronizacija sinhronizacija synkronisering การเกิดขึ้นในเวลาเดียวกัน eş zamanlama 同步 синхронізація ہم آہنگ sự đồng bộ hóa


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