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SYNCHRONISING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does synchronising mean? 

SYNCHRONISING (noun)
  The noun SYNCHRONISING has 1 sense:

1. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unisonplay

  Familiarity information: SYNCHRONISING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SYNCHRONISING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

synchronisation; synchronising; synchronization; synchronizing

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

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

Derivation:

synchronise (make synchronous and adjust in time or manner)


 Context examples 


Mothers’ and babies’ brains can work together as a ‘mega-network’ by synchronising brain waves when they interact.

(Mothers’ and babies’ brains ‘more in tune’ when mother is happy, University of Cambridge)



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