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synchronous
[ sing-kruh-nuhs ]
adjective
- occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous:
The longest running “Turkey Trot” 5K is being held as a synchronous race in more than a dozen cities this Thanksgiving morning, and all proceeds will benefit the food bank.
- (especially in education) occurring in real time, as with participants logged in at an appointed time for a live lecture or discussion: Synchronous telemedicine connects patients for instantaneous interactions with a medical professional.
Lectures for this blended learning class are synchronous webinars and will not be recorded or posted for asynchronous access.
Synchronous telemedicine connects patients for instantaneous interactions with a medical professional.
- going on at the same rate and exactly together; recurring together.
- Physics, Electricity. having the same frequency and zero phase difference.
- Digital Technology. relating to or being a computer operation that must complete before another event can begin:
The synchronous operation requires the host CPU to block subsequent activities until the current process concludes.
- Computers, Telecommunications. of, relating to, or operating using fixed-time intervals coordinated by a clock, as in paired data transmission.
- Aerospace. geostationary.
synchronous
/ ˈɪŋəə /
adjective
- occurring at the same time; contemporaneous
- physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase
- occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same rate
the synchronous flapping of a bird's wings
Derived Forms
- ˈԳDzԴdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈԳDzԴdzܲ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- ··Դdzܲ· adverb
- ··Դdzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz···Դdzܲ adjective
- non···Դdzܲ· adverb
- non···Դdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲ···Դdzܲ adjective
- un···Դdzܲ· adverb
- un···Դdzܲ·Ա noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of synchronous1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of synchronous1
Example Sentences
Those troops now meet with U.S. agents a few times a week and conduct synchronous patrols on their respective sides of the border, Stalnaker said.
Some of these were related to the linear synchronous motor launch system that allowed the ride to reach 100 mph.
The name of the world’s richest man isn’t uttered in this show, but the opening episode’s title, “Bread and Lottery,” is a synchronous acknowledgment that our present climate makes its fictional horrors possible.
Thanks to electroencephalography, researchers can even link slow-wave sleep to a process of synchronous changes in electrical voltages in thousands of neurons, known as up and down states.
The size of the heat dome made it particularly troubling because it resulted in what the study authors called widespread synchronous burning, with many disparate areas igniting at the same time.
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More About Synchronous
What doessynchronous mean?
Synchronous describes two or more things happening at the same time, as in The fire resulted in the synchronous events of the fire alarm going off and the sprinkler system activating.
Synchronous describes something happening in real time, such as with an online course when the students and instructor are all logged in at the same time for a lecture. If you’ve ever attended school via live video, you attended a synchronous class.
Synchronous also describes multiple things happening side by side at the same rate, as in The birdwatcher watched the synchronous flapping of the robin’s wings.
In physics, synchronous means having the same frequency or phase. A synchronous electric motor, for example, involves a design that results in electric fields of equal voltage.
Example: The frail shelter suffered the synchronous assault of high winds and heavy rain.
Where doessynchronous come from?
The first records of the term synchronous come from around 1660. It ultimately comes from the Greek ýԳDzԴDz, combining the stem (“with” or “together”) and the noun khronos (“t”).
The word synchronous is very close in meaning to the verb synchronize, which means to cause multiple things to act at the same time and become synchronous.The noun sync, especially in the form in sync, describes a situation in which multiple things are synchronous.
In modern times, online synchronous learning has become more popular. This involves a teacher giving live instruction to students watching over the internet. In contrast, asynchronous learning involves a teacher posting notes or videos online and students consulting them at a later time. You can learn more about these two words at “‘Asynchronous’ vs. ‘Synchronous’: Time To Learn The Difference.”
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What are some other forms related to synchronous?
- synchronously (adverb)
- synchronousness (noun)
- asynchronous (adjective)
- asynchronously (adverb)
What are some synonyms for synchronous?
What are some words that share a root or word element with synchronous?
What are some words that often get used in discussing synchronous?
How issynchronous used in real life?
Synchronous is used to describe things that happen at the same time.
I'm having a synchronous session in 15 min and I am so giddy! Do you think my students are as excited to see me live as I am to see them?
— Dr. Pascale Guiton (@DrGuiton)
watching figure skating with family more like synchronous gasps and screams when someone falls
— mar 🌻 IS FREE (@ladeegcake)
Never ignore synchronous events in your life. There are no such things as coincidences.
— Deonna K. Sayed (@deonnakelli)
Try usingsynchronous!
Which of the following is a synonym of synchronous?
A. conjoined
B. simultaneous
C. rehearsed
D. identical
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