Main Entry: syn·chro·nous

Pronunciation: \ˈsiŋ-krə-nəs, ˈsin-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin synchronos, from Greek, from syn- + chronos time

Date: 1669

1 : happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
2 : recurring or operating at exactly the same periods
3 : involving or indicating synchronism
4 a : having the same period; also : having the same period and phase b : geostationary
5 : of, used in, or being digital communication (as between computers) in which a common timing signal is established that dictates when individual bits can be transmitted and which allows for very high rates of data transfer

synonyms see contemporary

— syn·chro·nous·ly adverb

— syn·chro·nous·ness noun