English adjective: synchronous | |||
1. | synchronous occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | ||
Samples | Recovery was synchronous with therapy. A synchronous set of clocks. The synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight. Synchronous oscillations. | ||
Synonyms | synchronal, synchronic | ||
Similar | co-occurrent, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coexisting, coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, contemporaneous, contemporaneous, contemporary, cooccurring, parallel, simultaneous, synchronic, synchronised, synchronized | ||
See also | synchronic | ||
Antonyms | asynchronous | ||
2. | synchronous (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 | ||
Antonyms | asynchronous | ||