SYNCHRONOUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

Example:

synchronous oscillations

Synonyms:

synchronal; synchronic; synchronous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

coetaneous; coeval; contemporaneous (of the same period)

coexistent; coexisting (existing at the same time)

co-occurrent; coincident; coincidental; coinciding; concurrent; cooccurring; simultaneous (occurring or operating at the same time)

contemporaneous; contemporary (occurring in the same period of time)

parallel (of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations)

synchronic ((of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time)

synchronised; synchronized (operating in unison)

Also:

synchronic (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents)

Antonym:

asynchronous (not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)

Derivation:

synchroneity; synchrony (the relation that exists when things occur at the same time)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(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