Definition of Synchronous
Synchronous
syn·chro·nous
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
starting, existing, or happening at the same time;
e.g. They took synchronous flights from different origins and arrived at the same time.
(adjective)
taking place at uniformly regular intervals of time;
e.g. I had grown used to her synchronous visits on Monday afternoons.
(adjective)
positioned so as to appear stationary from the perspective of Earth, used to describe a satellite in space that is located at an appropriate distance from Earth such that it revolves around Earth at the same speed as Earth rotates about its axis;
e.g. They launched a synchronous satellite into orbit to collect the data they needed.
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