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simultaneous
[ sahy-muhl-tey-nee-uhs, sim-uhl- ]
adjective
- existing, occurring, or operating at the same time; concurrent: simultaneous translation.
simultaneous movements;
simultaneous translation.
Synonyms: coincident, synchronous
simultaneous
/ ˌsaɪməltəˈniːɪtɪ; ˌsɪməltəˈniːɪtɪ; ˌsaɪməlˈteɪnɪəs; ˌsɪməlˈteɪnɪəs /
adjective
- occurring, existing, or operating at the same time; concurrent
noun
- chess a display in which one player plays a number of opponents at once, walking from board to board Sometimes shortened tosimul
Derived Forms
- ˌsimulˈtaneousness, noun
- ˌsimulˈtaneously, adverb
Other Words From
- si·mul·ta·ne·ous·ly adverb
- si·mul·ta·ne·i·ty [sahy-m, uh, l-t, uh, -, nee, -i-tee, -, ney, -, sim-, uh, l-], si·mul·ta·ne·ous·ness noun
- non·si·mul·ta·ne·ous adjective
- un·si·mul·ta·ne·ous adjective
- un·si·mul·ta·ne·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of simultaneous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of simultaneous1
Example Sentences
In fact, the airplane and the movie were more or less simultaneous in conception (the movie opened in 1968).
The portal will have a system of simultaneous translation in three languages including English.
In response we have opened simultaneous reviews at several other VHA facilities.
This week, investors were, um, charged up, by two simultaneous bold strokes.
As of this month, the website can handle 50,000 simultaneous users, for a total limit of 800,000 users per day.
This compression will be vastly increased through the simultaneous opening of the eight circular speaking ports SP.
In starting out upon this simultaneous wooing, you forget that Mr. Devenish has already had his turn this morning alone.
Mr. Lake developed an instrument suited to this purpose and one which gave a simultaneous view of the entire horizon.
Old Faithful had worked half-way through the algebra and was busy solving simultaneous equations whilst sitting on the War Loan.
Immediately, by a simultaneous movement, the insurgents opened a path to the son of the victim.
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