Definitions for: Synchronous


[adj] 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"
[adj] (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



Webster (1913) Definition: Syn"chro*nous, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf.
Chronicle.]
Happening at the same time; simultaneous. --
Syn"chro*nous*ly, adv.

Synonyms: at the same time(p), coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporary, cooccurring, in parallel(p), parallel, simultaneous, synchronal, synchronic, synchronised, synchronized

Antonyms: asynchronous

See Also: descriptive

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