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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coordinating by causing to indicate the same time
Example:
the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary
Synonyms:
synchronisation; synchronization; synchronizing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):
coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)
Derivation:
synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
Synonyms:
synchronisation; synchronising; synchronization; synchronizing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):
adjustment; readjustment; registration (the act of adjusting something to match a standard)
Derivation:
synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The relation that exists when things occur at the same time
Example:
the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves
Synonyms:
synchroneity; synchronicity; synchronisation; synchronism; synchronization; synchronizing; synchrony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):
temporal relation (a relation involving time)
Antonym:
desynchronization (the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times)
Derivation:
synchronize (happen at the same time)
