synchronisation
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The conductor raises his baton to achieve perfect synchronisation of the orchestra.
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of coordinating events or actions to occur at the same time: The process of causing multiple things to happen simultaneously or in a coordinated manner.
- The state of operating or occurring at the same rate and time: The condition where two or more processes, cycles, or events are aligned in time.
Usage
- Synchronisation is used to describe the technical or deliberate process of aligning timing.
- It is often used in contexts involving technology, biology, and coordinated group activities.
Examples
- The synchronisation of traffic lights improves the flow of vehicles.
- Data synchronisation between your phone and computer ensures your files are up to date.
- The dancers practiced for hours to achieve perfect synchronisation of their movements.
Advanced Usage
- "in synchronisation with": Operating in time with something else.
- The generators must run in synchronisation with the main power grid.
- "fall out of synchronisation": To cease being aligned in time.
- The two clocks fell out of synchronisation after the power outage.
Variants and Related Words
- Synchronise (verb): To cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
- Please synchronise your watches.
- Synchronous (adjective): Happening or existing at the same time.
- The students attended a synchronous online lecture.
- Synchronicity (noun): The simultaneous occurrence of events that appear meaningfully related.
- He was amazed by the synchronicity of their thoughts.
Synonyms
- Coordination
- Alignment
- Simultaneity
- Concurrence
Antonyms
- Desynchronisation
- Asynchrony
- Disconnection
Related Phrases
- Lip synchronisation: The matching of a speaker's lip movements with pre-recorded audio.
- The actor's lip synchronisation in the musical was flawless.
- Clock synchronisation: The process of ensuring multiple clocks display the same time.
- Network time protocol is used for clock synchronisation across the internet.
The conductor raises his baton to achieve perfect synchronisation of the orchestra.
Noun
- coordinating by causing to indicate the same time
- the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary
- an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
- the relation that exists when things occur at the same time
- the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves