concurrent
/kəŋˈkɐɹənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
adj
Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
adj
Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
adj
Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.
noun
One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
Example Sentences
- "concurrent echo"
- "Such are the changes which science recognizes in the wire itself, as concurrent with the visual changes taking place in the eye."
- "In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services."
- "I join with these laws the personal presence of the king's son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation."
- "the concurrent testimony of antiquity"
- "the concurrent jurisdiction of courts"
Etymology
From Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *ḱers-, concurrent, concurrēns
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəŋˈkɐɹənt/
- British English: /kəŋˈkʌɹənt/