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Definition of: synchronous
(sing′krə·nəs) adjective
1. Occurring at the same time; coincident.
2. Happening at the same rate.
3. Physics Having the same period or rate of vibration: synchronous currents. Also syn′chro·nal. [<LL synchronus <Gk. synchronos <syn- together + chronos time]
—syn′chro·nous·ly adverb
—syn′chro·nous·ness noun
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