noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:S IH2 NG K R AH0 N AH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state or property of being synchronized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The generator went off line when it lost synchronization with the power line.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The arrangement of military actions in time, space, and purpose to produce maximum relative combat power at a decisive place and time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
coordinating by causing to indicate the same time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the synchronization of their watches was an important preliminary
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: synchronisation, synchronizing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coordination
4
noun
Meaning 4
an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Ancient Greek συγ- (sug-) Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos) Ancient Greek σῠ́γχρονος (sŭ́nkhronos) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Ancient Greek συγχρονίζω (sunkhronízō)der. English synchronize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English synchronization From synchronize + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
համաժամեցում
(hamažamecʻum)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Asturian:
sincronización
— the state or property of being synchronized
Belarusian:
сінхраніза́цыя
(sinxranizácyja)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Bulgarian:
синхрониза́ция
(sinhronizácija)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Catalan:
sincronització
— the state or property of being synchronized
Chinese Mandarin:
同步
(tóngbù)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Chinese Mandarin:
同步化
(tóngbùhuà)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Danish:
synkronisering
— the state or property of being synchronized
Dutch:
synchronisatie
— the state or property of being synchronized
Esperanto:
sinkronigo
— the state or property of being synchronized
Estonian:
sünkroniseerimine
— the state or property of being synchronized
Finnish:
synkronointi
— the state or property of being synchronized
Finnish:
tahdistus
— the state or property of being synchronized
French:
synchronisation
— the state or property of being synchronized
Galician:
sincronización
— the state or property of being synchronized
German:
Synchronisierung
— the state or property of being synchronized
Hungarian:
szinkronizálás
— the state or property of being synchronized
Indonesian:
sinkronisasi
— the state or property of being synchronized
Italian:
sincronizzazione
— the state or property of being synchronized
Japanese:
同期
(dōki)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Korean:
싱크로
(singkeuro)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Māori:
whakatautokotahitanga
— the state or property of being synchronized
Māori:
whakatukutahitanga
— the state or property of being synchronized
Persian:
همگامسازی
(hamgâm-sâzi)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Polish:
synchronizacja
— the state or property of being synchronized
Portuguese:
sincronização
— the state or property of being synchronized
Romanian:
sincronizare
— the state or property of being synchronized
Russian:
синхрониза́ция
(sinxronizácija)
— the state or property of being synchronized
Serbo-Croatian:
sinkronizacija
— the state or property of being synchronized
Spanish:
sincronización
— the state or property of being synchronized
Swedish:
synkronisering
— the state or property of being synchronized
Tagalog:
pagsasabay-sabay
— the state or property of being synchronized
Tagalog:
pag-synchronize
— the state or property of being synchronized
Turkish:
senkronizasyon
— the state or property of being synchronized
Ukrainian:
синхроніза́ція
(synxronizácija)
— the state or property of being synchronized