单词 | synchronous |
释义 | synchronous in British English (ˈsɪŋkrənəs) adjective 1. occurring at the same time; contemporaneous 2. physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase 3. occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same rate the synchronous flapping of a bird's wings Derived forms synchronously (ˈsynchronously) adverb synchronousness (ˈsynchronousness) noun Word origin C17: from Late Latin synchronus, from Greek sunkhronos, from syn- + khronos timesynchronous in American English (ˈsɪŋkrənəs; ˈsɪnkrənəs) adjective 1. happening at the same time; occurring together; simultaneous 2. having the same period between movements, occurrences, etc.; having the same rate and phase, as vibrations 3. Electricity 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 SIMILAR WORDS: conˈtempoˌrary Derived forms synchronously (ˈsynchronously) adverb synchronousness (ˈsynchronousness) noun Word origin LL synchronus < Gr synchronos: see synchronizeExamples of 'synchronous' in a sentence |
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