synchronous
occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous: The longest running “Turkey Trot” 5K is being held as a synchronous race in more than a dozen cities this Thanksgiving morning, and all proceeds will benefit the food bank.
(especially in education) occurring in real time, as with participants logged in at an appointed time for a live lecture or discussion: Lectures for this blended learning class are synchronous webinars and will not be recorded or posted for asynchronous access.Synchronous telemedicine connects patients for instantaneous interactions with a medical professional.
going on at the same rate and exactly together; recurring together.
Physics, Electricity. having the same frequency and zero phase difference.
Digital Technology. relating to or being a computer operation that must complete before another event can begin: The synchronous operation requires the host CPU to block subsequent activities until the current process concludes.
Computers, Telecommunications. of, relating to, or operating using fixed-time intervals coordinated by a clock, as in paired data transmission.
Aerospace. geostationary.
Origin of synchronous
1Other words from synchronous
- syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
- syn·chro·nous·ness, noun
- non·syn·chro·nous, adjective
- non·syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
- non·syn·chro·nous·ness, noun
- un·syn·chro·nous, adjective
- un·syn·chro·nous·ly, adverb
- un·syn·chro·nous·ness, noun
- Compare asynchronous.
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How to use synchronous in a sentence
Like most things in this hybrid world, establishing the right blend of asynchronous and synchronous working is the sweet spot.
Experimentation, meeting moderators and asynchronous working: What Microsoft has learned from its hybrid-working model | Jessica Davies | August 26, 2021 | DigidayThe district also is offering an online campus for older students that will be a mix of synchronous and asynchronous instruction.
What to know about school masks, staff vaccines and quarantines in the D.C. area | Hannah Natanson, Donna St. George, Perry Stein | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostThey share an emphasis on deep breathing and breath control, touch and massage, affirming mutual eye gazes, and synchronous movement.
The reason Clubhouse is different and exciting is because it’s synchronous.
Clubhouse: popular kids’ hangout or a true asset for brands’ community building? | Marissa Pick | April 8, 2021 | Search Engine WatchHobbs wasn’t even holding synchronous classes online for older high schoolers.
The Lost Year: What the Pandemic Cost Teenagers | by Alec MacGillis, photography by Celeste Sloman | March 8, 2021 | ProPublica
The loss of whitebark and the rapid increase in human-killed grizzlies are synchronous.
None of the reforms passed in the wake of the financial crisis create any breakers against synchronous global financial panic.
There are no real, long-term safe havens that are immune to synchronous shocks.
They occur, however, either in 'synchronous' or in 'successive' order.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenThis corresponds to synchronous and successive associations.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenYet synchronous with this the man of ideas and ideals that he kept to himself however; that he divulged to no one.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardM. Chappe, the inventor of the semaphore, tried about the year 1790 to introduce a synchronous electric telegraph, and failed.
Heroes of the Telegraph | J. MunroHe had to devise his own governors for the synchronous mechanism, and here his knowledge of acoustics helped him.
Heroes of the Telegraph | J. Munro
British Dictionary definitions for synchronous
/ (ˈsɪŋkrənəs) /
occurring at the same time; contemporaneous
physics (of periodic phenomena, such as voltages) having the same frequency and phase
occurring or recurring exactly together and at the same rate: the synchronous flapping of a bird's wings
Origin of synchronous
1Derived forms of synchronous
- synchronously, adverb
- synchronousness, noun
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