synchronous meaning

UK US /ˈsɪŋkrənəs/ 3 syllables

synchronous (adjective): occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase.

synchronous has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

synchronous as an adjective

  1. occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
    • recovery was synchronous with therapy
    • a synchronous set of clocks
    • the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight
    • synchronous oscillations

    Synonyms: synchronal, synchronic

    Opposite: asynchronous

    Similar: coetaneous, coexistent, coincident, contemporaneous, parallel, synchronic, synchronized

    Related forms: synchrony, synchroneity

  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

    Opposite: asynchronous

How to pronounce synchronous

synchronous is pronounced /ˈsɪŋkrənəs/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

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