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NOUN (3)

1. the relation that exists when things occur at the same time;
- Example: "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves"
[syn: synchronism, synchrony, synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing]

2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison;
[syn: synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, synchronising]

3. coordinating by causing to indicate the same time;
- Example: "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary"
[syn: synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Synchronization \Syn`chro*ni*za"tion\, n. The act of synchronizing; concurrence of events in respect to time. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

synchronization n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves" [syn: synchronism, synchrony, synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing] [ant: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization, desynchronizing] 2: an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison [syn: synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing, synchronising] 3: coordinating by causing to indicate the same time; "the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary" [syn: synchronization, synchronisation, synchronizing]