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synchronous

synch·ro·nous

US/ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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”
  • “;”
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2.

(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

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin synchronus, from Ancient Greek σύγχρονος (súnkhronos, “contemporaneous”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “with, together”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”). By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ous = synchrony + -ous; however, all related words (e.g., synchronic, synchrony, synchronicity, diachronous, diachronic, diachrony, diachronicity) were coined later, either as back-formations from, or otherwise by analogy with the surface analysis of, synchronous.

Phrases

  • sun-synchronous orbit
  • synchronous diaphragmatic flutter
  • synchronous motor
  • synchronous orbit
  • synchronous rotation
  • synchronous speed

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