'Synchronous' definitions:
Definition of 'synchronous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase; "recovery was synchronous with therapy"- Jour.A.M.A.; "a synchronous set of clocks"; "the synchronous action of a bird's wings in flight"; "synchronous oscillations" [syn: synchronous, synchronal, synchronic] [ant: asynchronous]
adjective
(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 [ant: asynchronous]
Definition of 'Synchronous'
From: GCIDE
- Synchronous \Syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf. Chronicle.] Happening at the same time; simultaneous. -- {Syn"chro*nous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'synchronous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accompanying,
- accordant,
- according,
- affirmative,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- answerable,
- associate,
- associated,
- assonant,
- assonantal,
- at one,
- at one with,
- attuned,
- blended,
- blending,
- chiming,
- coacting,
- coactive,
- coadunate,
- coetaneous,
- coeval,
- coexistent,
- coexisting,
- coherent,
- coincident,
- coinciding,
- collaborative,
- collective,
- collusive,
- combined,
- combining,
- commensurate,
- compatible,
- concerted,
- concomitant,
- concordant,
- concurrent,
- concurring,
- conformable,
- congenial,
- congruent,
- congruous,
- conjoint,
- consentaneous,
- consentient,
- consilient,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- conspiratorial,
- contemporaneous,
- cooperant,
- cooperating,
- cooperative,
- coordinate,
- correspondent,
- corresponding,
- coworking,
- en rapport,
- equivalent,
- harmonic,
- harmonious,
- harmonizing,
- homophonic,
- in accord,
- in agreement,
- in chorus,
- in concert,
- in concord,
- in phase,
- in rapport,
- in step,
- in sync,
- in synchronization,
- in tempo,
- in time,
- in tune,
- in unison,
- inaccordance,
- inharmony,
- joint,
- like-minded,
- meeting,
- monodic,
- monophonic,
- of a piece,
- of like mind,
- of one mind,
- on all fours,
- on the beat,
- parasitic,
- positive,
- proportionate,
- reconcilable,
- saprophytic,
- self-consistent,
- simultaneous,
- symbiotic,
- symphonious,
- synchronal,
- synchronic,
- synchronized,
- synergetic,
- synergic,
- synergistic,
- tuned,
- unanimous,
- uniform,
- unisonant,
- unisonous,
- united,
- uniting