synchronizing
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪzɪŋ/
- US
:
sincronización
- This synchronizing function becomes most obvious in the disciplinary mechanisms that regulate the flow of the discourse: schools, treatises, magazines, exhibitions, histories, monographs, conferences.
Examples
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You could resign to your coworkers in the factory break room by synchronizing your moves to a jam box.
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And that led to the need of synchronizing clocks to that point.
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He said let's let's go way back to the beginning and even start with the whole idea of synchronizing clocks.
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And then, in introducing the way of synchronizing these clocks, Albert Einstein transformed our modern sense of space-time and simultaneity.
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The synchronizing of the orchestra's instruments before the performance ensured a beautiful concert.
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We spent the afternoon synchronizing our watches to be on time for the launch event.
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The synchronizing of the traffic lights improved the flow of vehicles through the busy intersection.
Synonyms
12
4.7
The state of things happening at the same time
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6.7
Perfect timing when people or machines move together
Antonyms
How Synchronized
Surface Forms
Morphology
synchronizing = synchronize (transparent) = synchronize + ing
The gerund/noun is a direct -ing nominalization of 'synchronize', and a B1 learner who knows 'synchronize' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word synchronizing comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and chronos 'time'. So, synchronizing is about making events happen 'together in time', which is why we synchronize watches or sound and video to make them match.