Synchronous Definition

sĭngkrə-nəs, sĭn-
adjective
Happening at the same time; occurring together; simultaneous.
Webster's New World
Moving or operating at the same rate.
Synchronous motors.
American Heritage
Having the same period between movements, occurrences, etc.; having the same rate and phase, as vibrations.
Webster's New World
Having identical periods.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Synchronous

  • From Late Latin synchronus from Greek sunkhronos sun- syn- khronos time

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Synchronous Sentence Examples

  • The population of India is the largest aggregate yet brought within the scope of a synchronous and uniform enumeration.

  • The first synchronous census of the colony, as it was then constituted, took place in 1865, on a fairly comprehensive schedule.

  • The synchronous revolutions of the transmitting cylinders are effected by making one cylinder revolve slightly faster than the other; after each revolution the cylinder which is accelerated is arrested for a moment by means of a special relay until the difference of speed is accurately compensated for.

  • It must further be noticed that the rise of mercenaries was synchronous with a change in the nature of Italian despotism.

  • Bleeding from an artery is of a bright red colour, and escapes from the end of the vessel nearest the heart in jets synchronous with the heart's beat.

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