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synchronous

/ˈsɪŋkɹənəs/

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What does synchronous mean?

adjective

  1. At the same time, at the same frequency.
  2. 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.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979
It was fearful, though, while it lasted; the lightning and thunder crashes were almost synchronous, indicating a most unpleasant proximity.
William H. (William Henry) GilderSchwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Franklin RecordsProject Gutenberg ebook #6594
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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.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
Above the point of union they had no synchronous sensations, while below, sensation was common to both.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747
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.
James Slough ZerbeAeroplanesProject Gutenberg ebook #1445