synchronization

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌsɪŋkrənəˈzeɪʃən/

syn•chro•nize /ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nized, -niz•ing.

to cause to show the agreed upon time, as one clock or watch with another:Let's synchronize our watches and meet in an hour.
to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate or speed or exactly together:The skating couple had to synchronize their movements perfectly.
Show Business
- to match the sound and action in (a filmed or taped scene).

syn•chro•ni•za•tion /ˌsɪŋkrənəˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

syn•chro•nize (sing′krə nīz′),USA pronunciation v., -nized, -niz•ing.
v.t.

to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another:Synchronize your watches.
to cause to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together:They synchronized their steps and walked on together.
Cinema, Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]
- to cause (sound and action) to match precisely:to synchronize the sound of footsteps with the actor's movements.
- to match the sound and action in (a scene).
to cause to agree in time of occurrence;
assign to the same time or period, as in a history.
Electricityto adjust the periodicities of (two or more electrical or mechanical devices) so that the periods are equal or integral multiples or fractions of each other.

v.i.

to occur at the same time or coincide or agree in time.
to go on, move, operate, work, etc., at the same rate and exactly together;
recur together.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] syn′chro•nise′.

Greek synchronízein to be contemporary with, equivalent. to sýnchron(os) synchronous + -izein -ize
1615–25

syn′chro•ni•za′tion, n.
syn′chro•niz′er, n.

'synchronization' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

clapperboard - sync - synchro- - blip - handshake - jitter - lip-sync - looping - NAVSTAR Global Positioning System - post-looping - postproduction - post-synchronization - prerecord - timing belt - zeitgeber - sound camera - stroboscope

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