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syn·chro·nous  (sngkr-ns, sn-)

adj.

1. Occurring or existing at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary.

2. Moving or operating at the same rate.

3.

a. Having identical periods.

b. Having identical period and phase.

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[From Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos : sun-, syn- + khronos, time.]

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synchro·nous·ly adv.

synchro·nous·ness n.

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synchronous [ˈsɪŋkrənəs]

adj

1. occurring at the same time; contemporaneous

2. (Physics / General Physics) Physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase

3. occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same rate the synchronous flapping of a bird's wings

[from Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos, from syn- + khronos time]

synchronously  adv

synchronousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	synchronous - occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "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" synchronal, synchronic synchronic - concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents; "synchronic linguistics" asynchronous - not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
	2.	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 asynchronous - (digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself

Translations

synchronous [ˈsɪŋkrənəs] ADJ → sincrónico, síncrono

synchronous

adj → gleichzeitig; (Comput) → synchron