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synchronous
/ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
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What does synchronous mean?
adjective
- At the same time, at the same frequency.
- Interacting with other elements in series; blocking; interacting with the same program or thread as other operations, thereby preventing those operations from resuming until the operation of interest is complete.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
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He had to devise his own governors for the synchronous mechanism, and here his knowledge of acoustics helped him.
It was fearful, though, while it lasted; the lightning and thunder crashes were almost synchronous, indicating a most unpleasant proximity.
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Suppose that the vision of a fly, which has been seen indirectly and taken for a big bird happens to be synchronous with the shriek of some bird of prey.
Above the point of union they had no synchronous sensations, while below, sensation was common to both.
A NON-CHANGING BODY.--We may contrast the foregoing instances of flight with a machine having the sustaining planes hinged to the body in such a manner as to make the disposition of its angles synchronous with the tail.