synchronous
adjective
- happening at the same time; occurring together; simultaneous
- having the same period between movements, occurrences, etc.; having the same rate and phase, as vibrations
- Elec. designating or of a machine, specif. an alternating-current motor, generator, or converter, whose normal operating speed is exactly proportional to the frequency of the current in the circuit to which it is connected
See synchronous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
syn·chro·nous
adjective- Occurring or existing at the same time. See Synonyms at contemporary.
- Moving or operating at the same rate.
a. Having identical periods.
b. Having identical period and phase.
Origin: From Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos : sun-, syn- + khronos, time.
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