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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase
Example:
synchronous oscillations
Synonyms:
synchronal; synchronic; synchronous
Classified under:
Similar:
coetaneous; coeval; contemporaneous (of the same period)
coexistent; coexisting (existing at the same time)
co-occurrent; coincident; coincidental; coinciding; concurrent; cooccurring; simultaneous (occurring or operating at the same time)
contemporaneous; contemporary (occurring in the same period of time)
parallel (of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations)
synchronic ((of taxa) occurring in the same period of geological time)
synchronised; synchronized (operating in unison)
Also:
synchronic (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents)
Antonym:
asynchronous (not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)
Derivation:
synchroneity; synchrony (the relation that exists when things occur at the same time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Antonym:
asynchronous ((digital communication) pertaining to a transmission technique that does not require a common clock between the communicating devices; timing signals are derived from special characters in the data stream itself)
