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synchronous
/'sɪŋkrənəs/
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  1. adjective
    occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
    "recovery was synchronous with therapy" "a synchronous set of clocks" "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight" "synchronous oscillations"

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    synchronal synchronic coetaneous coeval coexistent coexisting coincident coincidental coinciding concurrent contemporaneous contemporary cooccurring parallel simultaneous synchronic synchronised co-occurrent synchronized
    Opposite:
    asynchronous
  2. (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
    Opposite:
    asynchronous
Examples of synchronous
  • "recovery was synchronous with therapy"
  • "a synchronous set of clocks"
  • "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"
  • "synchronous oscillations"
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