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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Coordinating by causing to indicate the same timeplay

    Example:

    the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary

    Synonyms:

    synchronisation; synchronization; synchronizing

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):

    coordination (the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation)

    Derivation:

    synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unisonplay

    Synonyms:

    synchronisation; synchronising; synchronization; synchronizing

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):

    adjustment; readjustment; registration (the act of adjusting something to match a standard)

    Derivation:

    synchronize (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    The relation that exists when things occur at the same timeplay

    Example:

    the drug produces an increased synchrony of the brain waves

    Synonyms:

    synchroneity; synchronicity; synchronisation; synchronism; synchronization; synchronizing; synchrony

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

    Hypernyms ("synchronization" is a kind of...):

    temporal relation (a relation involving time)

    Antonym:

    desynchronization (the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times)

    Derivation:

    synchronize (happen at the same time)

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