Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

simultaneous

/ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables: si-mul-ta-ne-ous
IPA: /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happening at the same moment.

adj

To be solved for the same values of variables.

Example Sentences

"As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin simultaneus, from simultim (“at the same time, extended”), from Latin simul (“together, at the same time”); compare similar.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *sem-, simultaneus, simul

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/
British English: /ˌsɪm.əlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/

Derived Forms

nonsimultaneous simulcast simultaneity simultaneously simultaneousness unsimultaneous

Phrases

simultaneous death simultaneous equations simultaneous interpretation simultaneous interpreting

Frequently Paired Words

simultaneously simultaneousness correspondent

Synonyms

coincident coincidental concomitant concurrent homochronous isochronous simultaneous synchronal synchronical synchronous

Antonyms

sequential asynchronous metachronous antisynchronous asynchronic heterochronous polychronic uncoincidental unconcurrent noncoincident noncoincidental nonconcurrent

Rhymes With

spontaneous miscellaneous contemporaneous subcutaneous extraneous percutaneous instantaneous cutaneous extemporaneous ascanius opertaneous subitaneous

Questions

How do you pronounce simultaneous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪ̯.məlˈteɪ̯.ni.əs/.
What does simultaneous mean?: Happening at the same moment.
Where does simultaneous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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