synchronous as an adjective: - 1
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synchronous
adjective
1 synchronous
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.
Roget 120:
synchronous,
synchronal†,
synchronic,
synchronical,
synchronistical†;
simultaneous,
coexisting,
coincident,
concomitant,
concurrent;
coeval,
coevous†;
contemporary,
contemporaneous;
coetaneous†;
coeternal;
isochronous.
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Dutch: synchroon
Polish: symultaniczny, paralelny, jednoczesny, równoczesny, równoległy, współbieżny, synchroniczny, izochroniczny
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.
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