syn|chro|nous

syn|chro|nous
syn|chro|nous «SIHNG kruh nuhs», adjective.
1. occurring at the same time; simultaneous. SYNONYM(S): coincident, contemporaneous.
2. going on at the same rate and exactly together: »

the synchronous movements of the two ballet dancers.

3. Physics. having coincident frequency, as an alternating electric current: »

a synchronous compensator for an open-air hydrogen-cooling installation in Italy (New Yorker).

4. operating at a speed exactly proportional to the frequency of the applied current: »

a synchronous motor.

5. Aerospace. a) orbiting at the same rate as the earth rotates; geostationary: »

a synchronous communications satellite.

b) synchronized with the speed of the earth's rotation: »

a synchronous orbit.

c) of or having to do with a synchronous satellite or orbit: »

a synchronous altitude of 36,000 kilometers, a synchronous course.

╂[< Late Latin synchronus (with English -ous) < Greek sýnchronos < syn- together + chrónos time]
–syn´chro|nous|ly, adverb.
–syn´chro|nous|ness, noun.

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  • syn´chro|nous|ly — syn|chro|nous «SIHNG kruh nuhs», adjective. 1. occurring at the same time; simultaneous. SYNONYM(S): coincident, contemporaneous. 2. going on at the same rate and exactly together: »the synchronous movements of the two ballet dancers. 3. Physics …   Useful english dictionary

  • syn´chro|nous|ness — syn|chro|nous «SIHNG kruh nuhs», adjective. 1. occurring at the same time; simultaneous. SYNONYM(S): coincident, contemporaneous. 2. going on at the same rate and exactly together: »the synchronous movements of the two ballet dancers. 3. Physics …   Useful english dictionary

  • a|syn|chro|nous — «ay SIHNG kruh nuhs», adjective. not coinciding in time: »Since they all work on a basic system of asynchronous gears…their motion is inherently unstable and nonrepetitive (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ge|o|syn|chro|nous orbit — «JEE oh SIHNG kruh nuhs», = geostationary orbit. (Cf. ↑geostationary orbit) …   Useful english dictionary

  • syn·chro·nous — /ˈsıŋkrənəs/ adj formal + technical : happening, moving, or existing at the same time synchronous developments/movements …   Useful english dictionary

  • syn|chro|tron — «SIHNG kruh tron», noun. a particle accelerator that accelerates atomic particles to extremely high speed by increasing the magnetic field and changing the frequency of the electric field: »Synchrotrons accelerate particles by spinning them… …   Useful english dictionary

  • syn — syn·a·del·phite; syn·aes·the·sis; syn·a·gog·al; syn·a·gogue; syn·al·lag·mat·ic; syn·a·loe·pha; syn·anastomosis; syn·an·ce·ja; syn·an·gial; syn·an·gi·um; syn·an·tec·tic; syn·an·thae; syn·an·thous; syn·an·thy; syn·a·phea; syn·aposematic;… …   English syllables

  • nous — ab·dom·i·nous; ac·i·nous; acrog·e·nous; acrog·y·nous; acu·mi·nous; ae·ru·gi·nous; al·bu·mi·nous; al·loch·tho·nous; al·log·e·nous; al·lo·thig·e·nous; al·ti·tu·di·nous; alu·mi·nous; am·a·nous; am·phi·car·pog·e·nous; am·phig·e·nous;… …   English syllables

  • synchronous — syn·chro·nous …   English syllables

  • synchronously — syn·chro·nous·ly …   English syllables

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