Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asynchronous

/eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: asyn-chro-nous
IPA: /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not synchronous; occurring at different times.

adj

Allowing the node, program or thread of interest to continue during processing.

adj

Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.

Example Sentences

"These cyberforums are asynchronous; that is, contributors post (i.e., publish a text message) without the need for fellow communicants to be online at the same time."
"Near-synonym: in parallel"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English synchronous English asynchronous From a- + synchronous.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/
British English: /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/

Derived Forms

asynchronously asynchronousness nonasynchronous

Phrases

asynchronous transfer mode

Synonyms

in parallel async asynch metachronous

Antonyms

synchronous

Rhymes With

synchronous

Questions

How do you pronounce asynchronous?: The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈsɪŋ.kɹə.nəs/.
What does asynchronous mean?: Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
Where does asynchronous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English synchronous English asynchronous From a- + synchronous.

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