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SYNCHRONISED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synchronised mean?
• SYNCHRONISED (adjective)
The adjective SYNCHRONISED has 1 sense:
1. operating in unison
Familiarity information: SYNCHRONISED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Operating in unison
Synonyms:
synchronised; synchronized
Context example:
the synchronized flapping of a bird's wings
Similar:
synchronal; synchronic; synchronous (occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase)
Context examples
But unlike humans, plants don’t have a brain to keep their clocks synchronised.
(Plants can tell time even without a brain, University of Cambridge)
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